Skits

There are many scenes in the book that would be great to make skits out of, but these three are the ones I think are the best.

1. When Pip meets Miss Havisham for the first time, aswell as Estella. The reason is because it was so weird and awkward the way Miss Havisham was to Pip. The main characters would only be Pip, Estella, and Havisham. The importance of this event is how Pip started off, before great expectations came.

2. Another good event would be when Miss Havisham catches on fire, and Pip saves her. This isn't really important, except for the fact that Pip saved her, when she was so cruel to him before. However, this would be fun to watch.

3. The scene that I think is important is when Pip runs into somebody on the staircase. Later, he learns that the person was the convict that he ran into when he was a kid, or Abel Magwitch. This is important because Pip learns who his benefactor is, with a coincidence. The characters would be Magwitch and Pip.

Another Question

In Chapter 42, Abel Magwitch tells Pip about Compeyson. My question is, who exactly is Compeyson, and why does he want to catch Magwitch? I think that Compeyson is the other convict, but I'm not sure if I read the passage right. If so, is Compeyson's desire to catch Magwitch because of something that he did, or what happened? Please tell me if I am on the right track, or completely wrong.

Question about a Passage

There is one aspect of Pip's visit to Mr. Jaggers house which I don't understand. When he went to dine with Mr. Jaggers, he told Molly to show her wrists. "Molly, let them see your wrists...The last wrist was much disfigured-deeply scarred and scarred across and across."(228)Chapter 26. I don't know why Mr. Jaggers would want to show everyone Molly's wrists so badly.


The question I have is: Why does Molly refuse so much to show her wrists(and also why Mr. Jaggers wants her to show), and what is it trying to point out? My interpretation is that Mr. Jaggers wanted them to see what Molly went through in her child-hood or past life, to get where she is now.

Great Expectations: Photo Cast

I chose this picture because it represented everybody else in Pip's past life such as Mrs/Mr. Joe, Biddy, and everybody else he was living near. Pip is the bird flying away, and leaving his past behind. As of now, the birds are happy-like, but what Pip doesn't realize, is that he would have been happier staying with Biddy and Mr. Joe, other than leaving and becoming a "gentleman". Also, since usually the other birds are expecting the leaving bird to come back, Pip might come back later in the book.