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Why is Pip so concerned that Magwitch should never find out that Pip will never get his inheritance?
When asked to join Herbert in his business, Pip says "secondly." What is this second thought?
Why does Dickens put the wedding of Wemmick here (and by the way, it is a quite amusing trip to the altar, don't you think)?
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Pip is concerned about Magwitch not finding out about him not getting the inheritence money because Magwitch has sacrificed so much for Pip that he feels he would be so upset. I think its a kind notion from Pip because it shows how he cares for Magwitch and his feelings rather then before when he wanted nothing to do with him. I agree that the wedding is quite comical. I think that Dickens put it here because Pip and Herbert were just talking about Herbert's wedding and I feel this could be poking fun at marriage in a way.
Pip doesn't want Magwitch to find out that he won't get the inheritance because he knows how hard Magwitch has worked for Pip's inheritance, and Pip knows what Magwitch has risked to make Pip's life better. It would be a harsh blow if Magwitch were to find out Pip wouldn't be receiving the inheritance, and it would seem like he worked so hard just to have everything thrown out the window. Pip's second thought encompasses everything that he would be leaving behind unfinished in England, especially Joe and Biddy. Pip would be leaving Joe and Biddy behind without having properly thanked them and appreciated them. Then of course Estella, who he still has a small amount of hope that the two of them will be together one day. I loved Wemmick's wedding, I was literally awww-ing the whole time! Dickens may have chosen to put Wemmick's wedding here because it fit to have loose ends tied up here. Wemmick got married after Herbert was leaving, and before Pip going to see Joe and Biddy, so the wedding fit in with the entire friends and couples thing. I don't know how Dickens figures all this stuff out, but everything just fit.
Pip doesn't want Magwitch to be crushed when his "gentleman" can't get the riches Magwitch worked hard for. Essentially, Pip shields Magwitch from further hurt by making him believe that the inheritance is secured. After all, Magwitch risked everything to secure Pip's future. It's the least Pip can do for Magwitch in his current situation. I think the second thought when approached by Herbert was leaving behind Magwitch. Pip knows by now that Magwitch and him are meant to be bound until one dies. I think Dickens puts the wedding here to alleviate the dark mood set by Magwitch's imprisonment. It also is to put Pip's mind at more ease by distracting him with a wonderful occasion.
If Magwitch were to find out Pip will never get his inheritance he would be devastated. After focusing on devoting his life to supply Pip's future and having it thrown away would be aggravating for him. In Pip's eyes, he would feel so guilty for Magwitch to have put so much effort into him so that in the end it's all worth nothing. Pip's second thought may be the idea of leaving all his unfinished business in England. Like Ashley had said, he wouldn't have the chance to properly thank Joe and Biddy, and Pip would leave behind the man who needs him most, Magwitch. Pip's last hope with Estella would also be gone if he never had the chance to see her again. The wedding almost seems like a comic relief during the time of Magwitch's imprisonment and to alleviate Pip's fear of Magwitch's sentencing.
Like everyone else, I think Pip doesn't want Magwitch to know that all of his hard work hasn't come to what he had hoped. He risked his life to try and make Pip's pampered. At least Magwitch can withstand his suffering believing he has accomplished his dream. It's a shame that it's not true. I hope Pip's secondly includes visiting Joe and Biddy, although I'm nervous of how it would go. I don't think Pip really deserves their company and part of me doesn't want them to be welcoming to him; it was a very mean deed to just abandon them. I hope Pip's secondly does not include Estella, although I'm quite sure she's going to come back into the story anyway. I don't think Estella is worth this whole fit Pip had thrown his life into. She only causes him sadness and stress. I agree with Ashley about the wedding. The whole process of it was so fun to read, and made me love Wemmick all the more. The wedding was a nice relief from the morbid possibilities that await Magwitch.
I think Pip didn't want Magwitch to find out about him not getting his inheritance because he knew how hard Magwitch worked for it. He worked very hard for Pip to have everything, and if Magwitch found out he would be devastated. He was so proud of himself for helping Pip! I think Pip's second thought is to return to Joe and Biddy and try to work things out and try to make a better future for himself including Joe and Biddy in it. The wedding was very amusing and I think Dickens put it here to finalize Wemmick's story.
Pip is so concerned that Magwitch should never find out that Pip does not want to obtain his inheritance because he knew how Magwitch would have taken it. Magwitch would either be so heart-broken and upset that he might try something foolish and get himself caught. Magwitch did work so very hard to make Pip a gentlemen that his heart break could lead to stupidity. Magwitch might also try to come up with a scheme to make sure Pip gets the inheritance, Pip knowing he does not wish to have it, decides to not tell Magwitch to keep Magwitch and himself both content. Since i already finished the book, i know that secondly means that his first thought is that he wants to go back to the forge and try to marry Biddy and move away and try to learn a trade to support his family. The second thought then is to work for Herbert which is the choice he has to make at the end.
I think that Pip doesnt want Magwitch to find out that Pip will never get his inheritance because he is starting to truly care for Magwitch. He knows that Magwitch has spent all of his time and given all his hard earned money to Pip to make him into a gentleman, and he sees all that Magwitch has done, and he doesnt want to disappoint him by telling him that he wont actually get it all. I think that Pip is doing something kind by not bringing up fact of not getting the inheritance to keep Magwitch happy so that Magwitch dies happily thinking that he had done someting great for Pip.
Pip wanted to spare Magwitch from feeling upset and worthless by not telling him about the money. Magwitch probably would not have taken it to well to find out that Pip will never receive the fortune he has worked so hard for to have Pip grow up well. By doing this, Pip has done Magwitch a favor, but I'm sure Pip feels really guilty himself. Wemmick's wedding was randomly put in this chapter probably to lighten the mood. Dickens usually does this spontanoeusly throughout the novel.
I agree with everyone that Pip does not tell Magwitch he will not be receiving his money because it will crush Magwitch. Magwitch worked so hard and now that his final moments are upon him, Pip wants him to go thinking he accomplished something great in his life. Pip's second thought is Estella, Joe, and Biddy. He needs to correct things with the latter two, and he still has that hopeless romantic idea that he and Estella might still be married one day. Pip can't just leave Estella out of his life like nothing. I think Wemmick's weding was put in here mainly to lighten the mood. Also, who doesn't want to see the lovable Wemmick get married in a way just as strange as his home life?
Pip does not want to tell Magwitch that he won't be receiving the money because he knows just how hard it will hit him. After everything that Magwitch has done and sacrificed for Pip, Pip does not want to tear him down like that. It'd be like everything the two had worked so hard for was all for nothing. I looked at Pip's concern as a good notion by him because he is legitimately caring for the feelings of Magwitch, even though earlier it seemed he did not want to have anything to do with him. After all of the darkness of the scene before, i looked at the wedding as a way for Dickens to kind of lighten the mood. It also seems to be a happy enough occasion to distract Pip, and, agreeing with Ashley, it tied up a couple of loose ends.
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