Jan 3, 2010

Great Expectations | Part 1, Chapter 18 and 19 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Mr. Jaggers: a lawyer from London who informs Pip of his great expectations; he is to be Pip’s guardian

Mr. Trabb: a tailor in the village who makes Pip’s new clothes

Mr. Trabb’s Boy: a young boy who works for Mr. Trabb and treats Pip with disdain

Summary
Pip has been an apprentice to Joe for four years. He, Joe, Mr. Wopsle, and some other villagers are in the Three Jolly Bargemen enjoying Mr. Wopsle’s dramatic reading about a murder case in the newspaper. A stranger challenges the group...