Monday, January 9, 2012

Great Expectations Chapter 1-2

From chapter 1, the quote that i felt was important was when the old gray man was talking to pip about the young man.  He says, "A boy may lock his door, may be warm in bed, may tuck himself up may draw his clothes over his head, may think himself comfortable and safe, but that young man will softly creep and creep his way to him and tear him open" (Dickens, 4).  The old man is speaking in rhymes which is different from which he was before.  I also think that Dickens was trying to make this relate to something totally different than what the text is making it. I think it means if you do something bad, no matter how hard you try to keep it secret or get over it, you will always feel guilty of doing it.
Chapter 2 introduces us to Mrs. Gargery and Joe Gargery.  Mrs. Gargery is yelling at pip about how but work she does around the house. She explains, "It's bad enough being a blacksmith's wife (and him a Gargery) without being your mother" (Dickens, 8).  She seems to complain about being married to a blacksmith a lot.  It really bugs me on how snotty she is to both Pip and Joe.  Joe seems like a very nice man but is too afraid to say anything to Mrs. Gargery.  She doesn't respect him and is always complaining about how she does work all day. So far, i don't really like Mrs. Gargery.

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