Reading Assignment 6

Pip, Startop. Drummel and Herbert go to Jaggers house for dinner. Jaggers is very interested in Drummel and talks to him all night at dinner. Jaggers prefers Drummel's company over Pip and Startop's is because he likes how Drummle is all about society. Drummle is not an intelligent man and his life revolves around what happens in society. He thinks Drummel has a dark side and that Pip should stay clear of him. Molly which is Jaggers housekeeper has a bad past. She is said to have murder a person and was in jail for a long time. When she got out of jail, she became Jaggers housekeeper. Pip knows Molly reminds him of someone, but it takes him a while to figure out who it is. He realizes that it's Estella and finds out that Molly is Estella's biological mother. Pip said in England when Joe was coming to visit, that he would "pay to keep him away". Meaning he didn't want Joe around him. I disagree with Joe when he says "awful dull" because he has changed greatly. His life isn't dull anymore and it has blossomed out. When Pip is waiting for Estella's coach to return to London, Dickens uses foreshadowing. He has Pip as a little boy again and him remembering his past times and how everything has changed. I agree with Estella that Miss Havisham's revenge on all men is wrong, because one man left her on the alter, not all men are rude and breaks womans hearts.

Reading Assignment 5

When Pip arrives in London he expects it to look beautiful but it is the total opposite. The roads are disgusting and its very ugly. People who break that laws are being punished right on the streets in front of everyone. Pip decides to take rowing lessons, because they need a way to get Provis out of England. He practices everyday on the river by Herbert's house, so they can get Provis out without any suspicion. Pip feels a little awkward when he goes to Wemmick's house. He notices that Wemmick acts different at his house than he does at the office on business. He doesnt joke around and takes everything serious at the office, but at home he is more laid back.

Reading Assignment 4

Miss Havisham expresses her concern for Pip's future by showing him how to be a gentleman. Dolge Orlick is an employee for Joe. Dolge and Mrs. Joe get in an arguement one day and Mrs. Joe feels that Joe should stand up for her in her honor of being married to her. Joe jumps in and starts fighting with Orlick. Mrs. Joe was attacked by an intruder and had several injuries, so Biddy came and helped Mrs. Joe around while she is hurt, since she is incapable of caring for herself. Everyone believes that Orlick is the one that hurt Mrs. Joe. A lawyer known as Mr. Jaggers, tells Pip that he has a secret benefactor. Pip suspects Miss Havisham as his benefactor.

Reading Assignment 3

Uncle Pumblechook shows hospitality to Pip when he allows him to stay at his house the night before he goes to Miss Havisham's house. Uncle Pumblechook must care for Pip, since he let him stay at his house. Pip's first impression of Miss Havisham is very unusual. She is dressed in a white wedding dress and her house is very weird. The clocks in he house are stopped all at the same time and she has a rotten wedding cake in the dining room with bugs all over it. Pip wants everyone to think that his trip was grand, so he lies to his family and said he had fun, even though he didn't. Pip and Joe go to a local bar, where Pip gets starred at by a man. Pip notices that the man is stirring his drink with the file that he gave the convict in the marshes. Pip gets very scarred.

Reading Assignment 2

Pip returns to the marshes to give the convict what he asked for, but instead he finds a different convict. The two convicts fight and later get taken back to prison. Pip's family celebrates Christmas, but Pip is not thrilled at all. He doesn't like when he is around his relatives, because all they do is criticize and lecture him. Pip feels extremely guilty about taking the pie from Mrs. Joe. When she goes to the cabinet to get it, it isn't there and Pip runs to the door, but is stopped by some soldiers. Pip thinks he is in trouble, but all they want is for Joe to fix their handcuffs, since he is a blacksmith. Pip is taken to Miss Havisham's home.

Reading Assignment 1

Pip meets a convict in the churchyard. The convict demands Pip to bring him food and a file, so he can cut his chains of his leg. Pip and his sister Mrs. Joe, don't have a tight relationship. Mrs. Joe treats Pip like dirt and beats him all the time. She feels that it is all of Pip's fault for the way she has to live her life and take care of him and Joe. Pip and Joe have a very close relationship. Joe wants the best for Pip and loves him deeply.

The Developing World

In the late 18th to 19th century, the world changed drastically. During the time known as the Inustrial Revolution when the creation of factories, textiles, and steam power were discovered, but at the same time, child labor and starvation occured. Leading to the creation of the child labor laws. Children younger than ten were working, but now the starting age for a paying job is sixteen. Immigrants came to this country to work and start a new life during this era. The Industrial Revolution also made a stronger country, because factories produced more jobs and created more money. Social interaction with other countries and make money while doing it. Though the Industrial Revolution had its downfalls, it changed the world for the better.