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Gowher Ahmad Naik, Lovely Professional University Unit 12: Great Expectations: Detailed Study of Text-I

Unit 12: Great Expectations: Notes

Detailed Study of Text-I

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
12.1 Part I, Chapters 1–10 (1–10)
12.2 Part I, Chapters 11–19 (11–19)
12.3 Summary
12.4 Keywords

12.5 Review Questions
12.6 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
• Explain Great Expectations detailed study of text part I all chapters

• Discuss Analysis of part I all chapters.

Introduction

Phillip Pirrup (Pip) is an orphan, and an only remaining child. He is being brought up by his
sister, a blacksmith’s wife. He lives in the marsh country near the Thames, twenty miles off
the sea. One day, in the graveyard, visiting the graves of his parents and brothers, he is come
upon by an escaped convict. The convict frightens him, hanging him upside down and threatening
to kill him. Pip must bring him food and an iron file to be saved. If he betrays him, the convict
will summon a companion he has, who will torture Pip with pleasure. Pip watches the convict
leave, and stagger away, towards the gibbet that is visible on the shore.
During the evening, the sound of a gun is heard-another convict has escaped from the Hulks.
Pip is sent to bed for asking too many questions, and lies in terror of the sin he is about to
commit, but at dawn creeps down, and takes food from the pantry, and a file from Joe’s tools,
and leaves for the marshes.
Arriving at the graveyard, Pip comes across another convict, who starts and runs, and finally
finds Magwitch at the Battery. Magwitch takes the food and wolfs it down. Pip reveals
that he saw ‘the young man’ whom Magwitch claimed was hiding with him. Magwitch
exclaims, and goes after him then and there. Pip hears him desperately filing the chain
from his leg.
Pip returns home and discovers that his sister has not found the pantry empty. She is
preparing for Christmas lunch. She cleans the house while Joe and Pip are at church. Pip
feels such guilt about his theft that he seriously considers called the minister aside and
confessing all.

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