Month: February 2016

In chapter 16, after the attack, Pip suspects Orlick or the mysterious man who gave him the money. Mrs Joe had lost her hearing and lost part of her vision. Biddy feels bad and comes to live with her. Orlick gets brought to Mrs Joe and she is happy.

In Chapter 15, Pip attempts to convince Joe to take him and see Estella. Orlick and Joe get in an argument about who is going to have a holiday Joe then decides everyone will have a holiday, although Miss Joe does’nt want Orlick to get the holiday. Orlick starts to offend Miss Joe but Joe stops him. Joe punches Orlick in the face. Pip goes to find Estella but gets told that she is abroad. Pip see’s Orlick and they head home.  They get home and find Joe has been attacked and is in critical condition.

Pip expresses that he doesn’t like his home. He stares at the marshes and is depressed as he is not allowed to see Estella. He reminiscences the times when he sang the “Old Clem” with Joe and how he sang the same song with Estella and Mrs Havisham. He thinks about Estella.

In Chapter 13, Joe is looking for his best clothes to visit Mrs Havisham’s with Pip. Joe goes to Mrs Havisham’s with Pip and meets Estella. Pip says that Joe Is not like himself as he is wearing his good sunday clothes while he is usually in his blacksmiths uniform. Mrs Havisham throws a few questions about Pip and Joe responds in a nonchalant tone, and attempts to give a higher class tone. He does not convince her and tells them how he gives Pip 25 pounds as a reward. Mrs Havisham sends Pip away with the money. They arrive at Mr Pumblechook’s and Joe makes up a story about Mrs Havisham. Pip is given an official blacksmiths apprentice. At night they all celebrate at the Jolly Bargemen.

Pip grows uneasy over his fight with the boy at Miss Havisham’s estate.  Pip then goes to Miss Havisham’s again and quickly checks the scene of the fight for any blood and then covers some up with some garden mold.  Pip goes to meet Miss Havisham who asks him to push her around in her garden chair. Pip and Miss Havisham discuss a number of topics including what pip plans to do when he grows older to which he replies that he will become apprenticed to Joe as a blacksmith. Miss Havisham also teases pip over his attraction to Estella and then asks them to play cards together. Pip then grows apart from his family very slowly as he notices their flaws and general obnoxious. Pip is planned to be an apprentice to. She then tells Pip to bring Joe on his next visit to the her estate. Pip returns to tell Joe about the invite, which brings about a “rampage” on Mrs Joe’s part which sends Pip to bed and ends the chapter.