Great Expectations: Skit Prep - Week 17

The first scene that I think would make for a good skit is when Abel Magwitch and Compeyson are fighting in the marsh. This is one of the more action filled scenes in the book, and I think it would make for a very dramatic and exciting skit.

The second scene that I'm considering is when Miss Havisham falls into the fireplace and ignites into flames and Pip runs in and burns his hands trying to save her. This also would be a very exciting scene because it'd be cool to light someone on fire, and I don't mind burning my hands too much.

The final scene that I would like to preform in class is when Mrs. Joe goes insane when Orlick insults her and then Mr. Joe begins to fight with Orlick. Like the first two, this skit would be very action packed, and I feel like I could efficiently portray Mrs. Joe's insanity through my spectacular acting expertise.

More Questions About Great Expectations - Week 16

The biggest question that I had in this week's reading was why does Abel Magwich care so much about Pip? I understand that he relates to him being an orphan, and that he is thankful for Pip's help in the graveyard, but when the convict comes to Pip in chapter 39, he's risking being caught and executed. I feel like I'm missing something about why the convict is so interested in Pip, because to risk your life for a boy, just because you can slightly relate yourself to him, sounds to me like insanity.

Great Expectations - Question about a Passage - Week 15

"Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one's a whitesmith and one's a goldsmith, and one's a coppersmith. Diwisions among such must come, and must be mine. You and me is not two figures to be together in London; nor yet anywheres else but what is private, and beknown , and understood among friends, It ain't that I am proud, but that I want to be right , as you shall never see me no more in these clothes." (239) chapter 27. Here I assume that Joe is making an analogy about blacksmiths and social class. With Joe being a blacksmith and Pip a goldsmith, but after that, Joe's wording and slurred speech is a little to much for my sleep deprived brain to comprehend If anyone could tell me what Joe is trying to say to Pip when he talks about them in London, both my mind and body would greatly appreciate it.

Great Expectations: Photo Post - Week 14

These shoes are an example of Pip's family that he is so ashamed of. More specificaly, these boots also resemble Pip's feelings when the stranger, Mr. Jaggers, asks him to live with him and become a gentleman. In a way, Pip is being offered a pair of new shoes, he has been wanting new shoes for a very long time, and has always been embarassed by his old shoes. But when he finally puts on his new shoes, they are stiff, and don't fit him like his old shoes did.