Reading Assignment 2

At Christmas dinner, Pip is very panicky because he is afraid he is going to be caught for his theft. He's also angered because of the way that the adults in his life treat him. When the soldiers come for Joe's blacksmith skills in fixing their handcuffs a cannon is fired. They, the soldiers and Mr. Wopsle, Pip, and Joe set out to find them. Pip is very scared that when they find the convicts they will tell of his theft and he will be in trouble. Although the convict says nothing of Pip, he is still very reluctant to tell Joe about the whole ordeal and decides to keep it to himself.
Pip's early education was limited because he only had Biddy, who taught him everything she knew, which just wasn't enough as what Pip wanted. Joe didn't get schooled when he was a young boy because of his abusive father, who drank the money that would have gone to Joe's schooling. However, when Mrs. Havisham summons Pip to come play at her house, hopes arise that she will make a gentleman out of Pip.

Reading Assignment 1

Pip meets the convict in the churchyard and he demands that bring him back a file and wittles (food). Pips relationship with his sister is one that is filled with abuse. His sister feels as if Pip is a huge burden and that if he wouldn't have been her responsibility her life would be better. Unlike his relationship with his sister, his relationship with Joe Gargery is a good one. Joe is pretty much Pips only true friend. He is kind and respectful to Pip, most likely because he is treated the same way by Mrs. Gargery. Pip doesn't know what to throw in the bag of food for the convict so frantically he takes some liquor and replaces it with tar water and also takes the family's pork pie.

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickes was born February 7th, 1812. He used the pen name "Boz". He was one of the most famous english novelists of the Victorian Era. His novels and short stories were so popular they are still being printed today. He had a rough life as a child, and the Industrial Revolution had a huge impact on himself and his writing. He was married twice, and had ten children. He passed away on June 9th, 1870.