“..Think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.” (p.70) On Pip’s first trip to the Satis House, he has an unforgettable experience. There he meets the beautiful, but cruel, Estella, Pip is ordered by Miss Havisham to play with Estella who only criticizes him. The theme of the novel, love, is shown when Pip becomes infatuated with Estella. As he gets older and matures, his infatuation for her transforms into a real love and real feelings, that unfortunately for Pip, that are not returned by Estella. The quote symbolizes how on the day he first encountered Miss Havisham and Estella, he began to change into the man he would later become in the novel. A man who started out as a poor orphan, but somehow made his way up in society to a gentleman; living off of his fortune, never having to work and goes around doing whatever he pleases.
I liked your response, and how you used infatuation was very nice. Maybe next time try to have more opinion in it. nice job Alex ;)
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you tied something from the beginning of the novel into the end of the novel and how it played a big part even though it seemed so insignificant. I also liked how you used infatuation, it made you sound really smart.
ReplyDelete-Karen