Sunday, September 28, 2008

Reading Assignment One: Response

Pip meets a convict in the churchyard. The convict doesn't look too peasent. He has an artificial leg and shakles. He orders Pip to get him food and a file. If Pip doesn't complete this task the convict has threatened to rip out his heart and liver. Pip, afraid of the threat, follows the convicts orders.
Pip is under the careful watch of his sister and her husband Joe Gargery. Pip's is fearful of his sister because she is mean to him and she beats him. However Joe on the other hand is a role model to Pip. Joe is friendly and supportive of Pip. He is the only thing that keeps Pip's selfesteem up.