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joecoffeemug
joecoffeemug
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High School - 9th Grade

What warning does Estella give Pip about loving her?

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Posted by joecoffeemug on Thursday April 9, 2009 at 7:21 AM and tagged with great expectations.

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  1. shauger
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    High School - 12th Grade

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    That she will not be able to love him back.  She warns him not to lose his heart to her because she has nothing to give him in return.  In her marriage to Bently Drummle, Estella remarks that she brings nothing to the marriage (i.e. no emotional attachment) but that Drummle understands that and doesn't mind.  (She is a form of Victorian "arm candy")

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    Posted by shauger on Thursday April 9, 2009 at 8:39 AM