Jan 7, 2010

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