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   scarletpimpernel Teacher
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   While Biddy loves Pip, his feelings for her are platonic.  He sees her as a sister figure (a much better one than his biological sister ever was).  Pip does not realize until it is too late that Biddy has been a true friend to him.

   Because of Biddy's love for Pip, she desires to see him accomplish his goals, but she is apprehensive about his going to London to become a gentlemen because she knows that she will most likely lose him forever.  She is a simple character, without Pip's extravagant tastes, and realizes that London society will only whet Pip's appetite for the "finer" things and people in life.

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   skank1 Student
   High School - 9th Grade

   How does she feel about Pip and about his wanting to be a gentleman?

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   Posted by skank1 on Wednesday April 1, 2009 at 6:57 AM