Pip is confused as to whether or not he should house the convict as he is not sure if it is safe. As his lanterns are all blown out by the storm, Pip decides to go and find the watchman so he can relight his candles. Although as he walks down the same stairwell, he steps on someone by accident. He tries to ask the man who he is but does not get a reply. Pip goes to find the Watchman and take him to the mysterious man but when they arrive he is gone. After this, he goes back into the apartment and has a conversation with the convict. He finds out that his name is Magwitch but also known as Provis. He tells Pip that he doesn’t want to be found by anyone otherwise he will be killed. Pip goes and asks Jaggers to confirm if Magwitch is actually his Benefactor. He confirms this and tells Pip that he is. As he goes home, Pip purchases new clothes for Magwitch so he does not look too much like an escaped convict. Pip is also fearful of Magwitch as he may get into trouble. Soon Herbert comes back from France. Pip prepares to tell Herbert the whole story of Magwitch and him but Herbert ends up confused.
Month: September 2016
Great Expectations: Chapter 39 Summary
Pip is celebrating his 23rd Birthday by himself, in a storm while Herbert has gone to France. A stranger appears on Pips doorstep as he hears footsteps on the staircase. Pip goes and shines his light in the strangers face. He realises it’s “his” convict. The convict gives Pip a warm hug while also warning him away. Pip then exclaims how he doesn’t want anything to do with the convict. Thanks to Pips comments, the convict starts crying while Pip goes off to get him a drink. The convict reaches out to embrace Pips hand. Pip reaches for his wallet and tries to pay the convict for all the money the messenger had sent him on his behalf. The convict then reveals that he was the person helping Pip all this time. He expresses how he had turned Pip into a gentleman and how Pip was his reason for living. He then exclaims how proud he is of Pip as himself could not be a gentleman, he decided to help someone else become a gentleman. Pip allows his convict to sleep in Herbert’s bed. After the talk, Pip realises that Miss Havisham and Estella were not meant to be a part of Pip’s life and that he had abandoned Joe for a dream that never was to happen. Pip then becomes tired of thinking and ends up asleep on the floor only to wake up early in the next morning.
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