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cogicbabygiirl
cogicbabygiirl
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High School - 9th Grade

In Great Expectations, what does Pip think about on his way to meet the convict, and what does this say about his integrity?

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Posted by cogicbabygiirl on Sunday August 5, 2007 at 6:16 PM and tagged with characters, convict, great expectations, pip.

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  1. bmadnick Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    Pip's guilt eats him up as he goes to meet the convict. He knows it's wrong to steal, and in the heavy mist of the marshes, he even imagines that things in the marshes are calling him thief. Pip's sense of morality is innocent and naive at his tender, young age, but he still makes good on his promise to the convict. He could have told Joe about him, but he decides to give the convict what he's asked for even though Pip is deathly afraid of him. In these first few chapters, the theme of right and wrong is introduced and foreshadows Pip's struggle to decide what is moral and immoral throughout the book.

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    Posted by bmadnick on Sunday August 5, 2007 at 8:26 PM