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At first, it seems the stranger at the pub is the convict, but wouldn't Pip have remembered what his convict looked like? And even if he forgot, wouldn't he have remembered once he saw the file? If this is a friend of the convict, why is he here? Certainly, he wouldn't be looking for Pip in a pub...
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I thought that Pip knew instantly that the strange man was his convict when he used the file as a spoon. But now that I read over it I guess it does say "I knew it to be Joe's file, and i knew that he knew my convict." I'm a little confused now! Why would a friend of the convict be so interested in Pip? And why would someone who didn't even know Pip directly give Pip a shilling wrapped up in Two One-Pound notes? I had honestly thought that as soon as the strange man had given Pip the shilling that it was his convict, that it was a little thank you for the food. I guess I was wrong!
I don't know why Pip didn't know that the strange man was his convict, I mean I knew right away that it was him because of how he was acting. The strange man kept asking about Pip, and when he took out the file so that only Pip could see it I thought that Pip would catch on that the man was his convict.
Initially I thought that Pip's convict had returned. After reading the rest of the description of the strange man, I waited for Pip's realization of whom it was. As of now I'm guessing that the strange man is another convict, but he has heard of Pip's sympathetic nature, so he is just helping Pip out. We will probably hear more about the strange man in the future.
The suspense of wanting the strange man to be the convict was definitely there. As I flipped the pages though, it didn't seem likely that the man was the convict. I'm inferring at this point, that the file was transferred to the strange man by the convict, and to even send a message to Pip. I have no clue as to why the strange man is there with the file, and why he is garnering attention to Pip.
I was very confused in this chapter. I didn't understand why this stranger had the file if he wasn't the convict. I assumed he couldn't be the convict if Pip didn't recognize him. Pip seems to be pretty street smart and it doesn't make sense that he wouldn't recognize him if the person was really the convict. Although, it is possible for a person's appearance to change when they are dirty and hungry which could be the case in this situation. I am sure there will be more detail that will help clarify this in the chapters to come. This has to be significant or I don't think the author would have put it in the plot.
I was also very confused by this chapter. I actually thought that the man in the pub was the convict until I read the other posts on here. I think that Pip's convict and the man in the pub are going to be linked together in some way. I wonder if the man in the pub is the other convict that Pip ran into when he was going to his convict to give him the food and the file. I think that the identity of the man in the pub is going to be very important to the plot.
When I first read about the strange man looking for Pip, I immediately assumed that the man was Pip’s convict. However, when Pip didn’t recognize the man, I started having second thoughts. Maybe the stranger was the other convict who Pip’s convict got into a fight with back in the marsh? Or maybe the man really was Pip’s convict and he just had a new appearance. Regardless of whoever the stranger was, he somehow managed to get a hold of the same file that Pip has stolen from Joe. Like Olivia said, the money that the stranger brought to Pip could possibly be thanks for the food. However, it could also be thanks for a favor Pip may have to do for the convict, or someone else, later on in the novel. I’m not exactly sure as to who the man is exactly yet, but I wouldn’t doubt that he could be foreshadowing something that is going to happen later on.
I think that if the man in the pub were actually Pip’s convict Pip would have immediately recognized him and definitely after the stranger used the file to stir his drink. This leads to the conclusion that this man is an acquaintance of Pip’s convict. When the stranger gives Pip the shilling and two one pound notes, which is worth about 100 dollars today, we find out that the stranger was probably sent by the convict to reward Pip for his help. There are many reasons that the stranger would wait for Pip in the pub. The stranger probably didn’t know where Pip lived therefore making delivering to his house impossible because by asking where Pip lived people would wonder why he wanted to know. Also the pub gives him an easy way to get close to Pip and Joe by buying them drinks and make the gift seem as if it was just a random act of kindness by a stranger.
In the beginning I thought that the man was Pip's convict, but by the end I wasn't so sure. I think that this man is a friend of the convict and that"s how he got the file, you know just how I share clothes with my friends, convicts share files. I think it is merely a coincidence that Pip sees this man at the pub, he was not looking for him, but once he realizes it is Pip who helped his friend he decides to give him the gift. And another thing that I was wondering is why Mrs. Joe would send her brother, who she supposedly does such a good job mothering and caring for, to a pub...
I think the man could possibly still be his convict he was just confused by his appearance. He probably looks different from when he was a convict. He might have cleaned himself up. Or even creepier he might have been the convicts friend and he is taunting that he killed the convict with the file and trying to scare Pip. He is probally going to come back and haunt or tantalize Pip in the future of the story. A sort of punnishment for what Pip has done or a reminder of his sore past. When Pip's convict was caught he admitted to stealing from Joe and Pip and he mentioned them, the other convict probally heard it and being a creepy convict he probally decided to track down his victim's (Pip's convict)life.hmmm. Or he is there to help along Pip with his status and keep his value of not being judgemental.
Like most of my fellow readers, this chapter left me extremely confused. At first I was certain that the man in the pub was in fact Pip's convict, but looking back the fact that he didn't recognize him strikes me as odd. I think that it's possible the man was not a friend of the Pip's convict at all, but rather an ememy. Pip's convict had an ememy of some sort at the beginning of the novel during the manhunt, so I feel like this could be the case again. Dicken's style, however, prevents the reader from being able to put together an informed prediction, and my guess is that the true identity of the stranger and the underlying story behind his presence at the pub will be revealed at the climax or very end of the novel.
Considering it's not that long after the incident with the convict, I'm surprised Pip didn't recognize him (if he is his convict). Also, I thought the convict could be "the other convict." The other convict could’ve been able to get a hold of the file, and came back after Pip, because he holds Pip responsible for his recapture, for Pip's convict would never have known about the other convict if it weren't for Pip. Although, I do not think it's either of them, for they should've had time added, due to their escape and recapture, to their original sentence (which was not up yet). No matter whom the stranger is, he wanted to get to Pip. Honestly, the best way to get to Pip is to go through his family, in order to get through the front door without suspicion. Otherwise the stranger would have to catch Pip surprisingly and off guard. In addition, due to Pip's older age, scaring him into not telling anyone with unbelievable stories probably won't work.
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