Friday, March 19, 2010

Another Question

This week, i don't understand why Pip said: "Miss Havisham's intentions towards me, all a mere dream; Estella not designed for me;..."(324) when a couple chapters afterward he said: "Estella, dearest, dearest Estella, do not let Miss Havisham lead you into this fatal step...there may be one who loves you even as dearly, though who has not loved you for as long as I. Take him I can bear it better for you sake!" (363).
Why is he still willing to love Estella and go after even though she is obviously in love with someone else?

Friday, March 12, 2010

Passage

In previous chapters, Pip and Herbert were talking about looking about you. I am wondering what this actually means when Herbert says, "But you can't marry, you know, while you're looking about you."(253). What I'm confused about is the fact that they keep bringing the "looking about you" throughout the book and it is hard to tell what they mean from context.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Photo Post


This image represents how Pip's life is a winding road, but when Mr. Jaggers comes to tell Pip that he is finally going to be a gentleman, Pip's life has made one curve in a completely different direction. As the plot continues to move forward, his path becomes more winding and he leaves his apprenticeship behind.