Following Pip’s reunion with Joe, another part of his past would meet him again. Mrs. Gargery, Pip’s sister, dies of the wounds she receives when an unknown assailant attacks her at home. Pip’s initial reaction was one of uncertainty; he didn’t know if he should be happy, sad, or something else. Nevertheless, he returns to his childhood home to pay his respects and visit his past, killing two birds with one stone.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
REUNION WITH GENTLEMAN’S PAST
With Pip finally living the good life, he believes that his pervious life is finally behind him. Eating, living, and dressing like a gentlemen with connections and friends, almost out of nowhere a blast from the past arrives in the form of a letter from Biddy. Detailing how life is back in the country, the letter also says how Joe is planning on visiting Pip in London.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
NEW ARRIVAL IN STREETS OF LONDON
With Pip finally arriving in the bustling city of London, he gets to meet his new guardians firsthand. Mr. Jaggers and Wemmick are to take care of his monetary issues and provide him the necessary resources to become a gentlemen. However, a blast from the past soon catches up with Pip – as Pip meets Herbert Pocket, he gets a strange feeling that he’s fought that man before… the pale young gentlemen!
Friday, March 26, 2010
PIP “PROMOTED” TO GENTLEMEN, LEAVES BEHIND FAMILY AND AILING SISTER
On the fourth year of Pip’s apprenticeship to Joe, a stranger beckons both of them and offers them a deal of a lifetime. Sources say that a Mr. Jaggers, a lawyer, was given instructions to “round up” Pip because a benefactor has taken an interest in Pip. Leaving Pip with 20 guineas and a place to stay in London, Pip is amazed and joyful that his previous confession to Biddy about wanting to become a gentlemen has come true. He counts down the days until his departure, anxious to rise and prosper. He leaves his entire past behind from there on out, erasing the existence of his previous self in favor of the creation of a new Pip.
BIRTHDAY PARTY HELD FOR MISS HAVISHAM, LOCAL BOY INVITED
Arriving at Miss Havisham’s the second time, this time on her birthday, would give Pip a rare glimpse into the politics and life of a being a gentlemen or gentlewoman. He would be exposed to the “vultures” that prey on Miss Havisham’s vast wealth and her unwillingness to spend it out of her depression.
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