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Pip convinces Jaggers to get Orlick away from Miss Havisham. How do you think Orlick will react if he finds out Pip is the one who convinced Jaggers to do this?
Trabb's boy...again...what do you make of his odd behavior? What about Pip's reaction to his behavior?
Dear Pip,
An angry letter? Seriously?
Sincerely,
A Concerned Reader
I never knew that seafood was an acceptable way to say, "I'm sorry."
Herbert seems to have a very good idea of what makes Pip tick. What seems to be Dickens' purpose for including a character like Herbert in this story?
4 comments:
I think that Orlick is a dangerous guy, and he may not react to kindly to losing his job, but it was for the best considering that Orlick is dangerous. I thought that the scene with Trabb's boy was absolutely hilarious. Pip acts so high and mighty and there was Trabb's boy to knock him down a few pegs. At first he pretended to be frightened of Pip and his great superiority then it turned to mocking Pip's snobby ways. Pip's reaction was that of someone that was publicly embarrased, but the angry letter- the backbone of the wealthy. I think Dickens includes Herbert as a sort of voice of reason. He may make Pip tick, but he does it with good intentions and logical points.
Orlick might bludgeon Pip with a blunt object. Orlick is a very dangerous man, and i feel like he doesnt care about human rights and will do anything to make himself happy with his situations. I agree with Chelsea, that Trabb's boy scene was absolutely hilarious. Its something i would see myself doing to someone how walks like they are better then the rest. Pip needed to see that he wasnt all high and mighty. The Letter also made me laugh. It seems that a letter is the suitable way to deal with the problems. Lets not face our problems face to face, no thats to difficult and humiliating. I like Herbert i think that he knows what he is doing and knows how to deal with people. Herbert knows almost everything about Pip's personality and mind. This makes him the perfect person to give advice to Pip, and to help him or stray him from doing the right thing. I think Dickens wanted him to be the character that basically becomes Pips personal conscience and to lead him to his destination.
I find it interesting that Jaggers has to pay off Orlick to make him leave. Instead of going to Miss Havisham about it. If Orlick found out that Pip convinced Jaggers to pay him off, I don’t think he would just shrug it off. He might even try to fight Pip. I think that Dickens’ had great purpose for adding Herbert to the story. He acts as a friend to Pip. Much like Joe was. Herbert helped Pip start his new life in London and to become a gentlemen. I hope that he does not end up treating Herbert as bad as he treated Joe. Even though Estella has not shown much interest in Pip as a companion, Pip continues to let her make him miserable.
If Orlick finds out that Pip ratted him out, then I think there will definitely be some sort of revenge. I think Orlick was the one who attacked Pip's sister since she made fun of him. I agree with Chelsea; he is dangerous. Trabb's boy must be jealous of Pip since he kept teasing him. I thought it was amusing though, because Pip needs someone like Trabb's boy to lower his huge ego. I don't like Pip's style of apologies. He thinks he's too good for his own family. It's acceptable to Pip to send a letter and "codfish and a barrel of oyters" to Joe as an apology. I wonder how much more Joe is going to be able to take from Pip.
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