After his incident with Havisham, Pip finds out that Compeyson wants to track Magwitch down and turn him in. Pip finds a note from an anonymous person that talks about Uncle Provis, Magwitch's nickname, and tells Pip to go to the marshes alone. The anonymous person turns out to be Orlick, who has always had a conflict with Pip since they were both blacksmiths. Orlick admits that he was the one who killed Mrs. Joe, but says that it was Pip's fault, then they proceed to fight. Suddenly, Pip is becoming more tolerant of Magwitch and does not want to see Magwitch get hurt. Although Pip will still not take Magwitch's money, he realizes that Magwitch wanted to help Pip and change his life, and might get killed doing it. Even though Pip's morals have dropped so low, they are still not at the point that he does not care about Magwitch's life. Pip and Magwitch try to row a boat out of London after more people are close to finding out about Magwitch. They make it through the first night, but after that, they encounter another boat with Compeyson on it. Magwitch gets up to fight Compeyson, who is drowned, although Magwitch claims that he did not do it. Nevertheless, he is arrested and taken away. At the trial, Magwitch is found guilty. Pip tries to comfort Magwitch in the last hours of his life by saying that his long lost daughter, Estella, is the girl that Pip loves and that she is in good hands. Magwitch is hanged and dies peacefully free of any burden. Suprisingly, Pip feels a huge loss and it is at this point that Pip realizes that Magwitch spent most of the latter part of his life trying to make Pip a gentleman and make Pip's dreams come true. In this part of the novel, Pip's morals are coming back to where they were at the beginning as he starts to become less arrogant and more down to earth. Also, this is the part where Pip being a gentleman finally ends, as now with no money and no fortune, there is no way he could possibly be a gentleman and now, he needs to find a way to get money like an average person again.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Death of Magwitch
After his incident with Havisham, Pip finds out that Compeyson wants to track Magwitch down and turn him in. Pip finds a note from an anonymous person that talks about Uncle Provis, Magwitch's nickname, and tells Pip to go to the marshes alone. The anonymous person turns out to be Orlick, who has always had a conflict with Pip since they were both blacksmiths. Orlick admits that he was the one who killed Mrs. Joe, but says that it was Pip's fault, then they proceed to fight. Suddenly, Pip is becoming more tolerant of Magwitch and does not want to see Magwitch get hurt. Although Pip will still not take Magwitch's money, he realizes that Magwitch wanted to help Pip and change his life, and might get killed doing it. Even though Pip's morals have dropped so low, they are still not at the point that he does not care about Magwitch's life. Pip and Magwitch try to row a boat out of London after more people are close to finding out about Magwitch. They make it through the first night, but after that, they encounter another boat with Compeyson on it. Magwitch gets up to fight Compeyson, who is drowned, although Magwitch claims that he did not do it. Nevertheless, he is arrested and taken away. At the trial, Magwitch is found guilty. Pip tries to comfort Magwitch in the last hours of his life by saying that his long lost daughter, Estella, is the girl that Pip loves and that she is in good hands. Magwitch is hanged and dies peacefully free of any burden. Suprisingly, Pip feels a huge loss and it is at this point that Pip realizes that Magwitch spent most of the latter part of his life trying to make Pip a gentleman and make Pip's dreams come true. In this part of the novel, Pip's morals are coming back to where they were at the beginning as he starts to become less arrogant and more down to earth. Also, this is the part where Pip being a gentleman finally ends, as now with no money and no fortune, there is no way he could possibly be a gentleman and now, he needs to find a way to get money like an average person again.
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