Friday, March 19, 2010
Question #2
This may seem like a very simple question, with a really obvious answer, but I still don't get it. In chapter 44, Pip travels with Estella to see Miss Havisham one last time. Now it is a well know fact that Miss Havisham has always been awful to Pip. She is constantly telling Estella to break his heart. However, in this chapter, Miss Havisham shows an act of kindness to Pip. She is truthful with him and tells him that she purposely did all these horrible things to him. What I don't get is why she was finally truthful with him. After all of this, she is finally remotely nice to him. But why?
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I think Miss Havisham is realizing the mistakes she made. She regrets putting Pip through all the torture of Estella because she has felt that same pain. After Estella was cold towards Miss Havisham and told her that it was her fault she was heartless, it hit deep down that she had made a mistake, and she began to feel bad for Pip. This may not be right but that's what I got out of it.
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