Q. What kind of punishment does Pip expect for striking the young gentleman?
After striking the pale young gentleman, Pip fully expects to be jailed. At the beginning of Chapter XII in Volume I, he says, “I felt that the pale young gentleman’s blood was on my head, and that the Law would avenge it” (page 93).
Q. What is PIP meant to do when he grows up at this point in the novel?
What are Pip’s expectations at this point in the novel? He things he will get caught. That he is bad for helping the convict and for stealing, and only bad will come to him.
Q. How does Mrs Joe’s death affect PIP?
More than anyone else except for Joe, Mrs. Joe raised Pip, and her death marks an important point in his maturation toward adulthood and the development of his character. He tries to rectify his behavior toward his lower-class loved ones, but they are skeptical of his promises to improve, and with good reason.
Q. How did pip help the convict?
Pip protects the convict because he threatens to kill him if he tells anyone. Even though he does not have much, he is concerned about the convict. The convict threatened him, and he is afraid, but he also does not turn him in. The convict tells him he has an accomplice who will hurt Pip, but it is not true.
Q. Why did pip often visit the graveyard?
EXPLANATION: In the novel Pip regularly visits churchyard because he was threatened by the convict to bring him the regular supplies of food, to him, and also because he wanted to visit the graves of his parents which was in the same churchyard.
Q. Does PIP know the convict is a convict?
Pip does not recognize the convict at first, and asks him a few times who he is. When Pip finally figures it out, he tells the convict that he should go away.
Q. What is the tickler in Great Expectations?
In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, the tickler is the nickname for the cane that Pip’s older sister uses to beat Pip when he has angered her.
Q. What did the convict ask Pip to get for him?
Answer: The convict orders Pip to bring him a file and food the next morning. He orders Pip that he is to tell no one that he has seen the convict. The convict tells Pip that he has a friend who is with him that likes to eat the hearts and livers of little boys.
Q. Why did the first convict ask for a file?
How is the first convict dressed? Why did the first convict ask for a file? to file off his leg iron. Where is Pip to bring the food and the file the next morning?
Q. Who causes the fight between orlick and Joe?
Who causes the fight between Orlick and Joe? Mrs. Joe causes the fight between Orlick and Joe. She demands that Joe defend her honor.
