Great Expectations | Part 1, Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Pip (Philip Pirrip): a young boy about six or seven years of age who is the narrator of the novel

Mrs. Joe Gargery: Pip’s sister

First Convict: a man who is hiding in the cemetery and threatens to kill Pip by cutting out his heart and liver if he does not bring him “wittles” (food) and a file

“Philip Pirrip, Late Of This Parish”: inscription written on Pip’s father’s tombstone

“Georgiana Wife Of The Above”: inscription written on Pip’s mother’s tombstone

Alexander, Bartholomew

[The entire page is 484 words long]

Join eNotes

The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:

eNotes Pass

Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...