What does Bentley Drummle represent?
Bentley Drummle The coarse and cruel Drummle, a member of the upper class, provides Pip with proof that social advancement has no inherent connection to intelligence or moral worth.
How does Pip change throughout the story?
Throughout the novel, Great Expectations, the character, Pip gradually changes from a kind and humble character to a character that is bitter, then snobbish and finally evolves into the kind and loving character which he was at the beginning of the story. She does this by using her daughter, Estella to torment Pip.
Why is Pip jealous of Drummle?
Miss Havisham wants Estella to show her more affection and Estella accuses Miss Havisham of raising her to be cold. Why is Pip jealous of Bentley Drummle? Drummle has been seeing Estella. Perhaps she is just trying to make Pip jealous but Drummle’s wealth is attractive also.
Why did Jaggers like Drummle?
Jaggers sees in Bentley Drummle a younger version of himself. He sees the same shrewd and ruthless qualities he believes are needed to get ahead in the world. Jaggers nicknames Drummle the Spider because he seems to be able to get anything he wants.
How has Pip changed after mysterious Great Expectations?
After receiving a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor, whom Pip believes to be Miss Havisham preparing him to marry Estella, he reinvents himself as a ‘gentleman’. Now a refined man of means, he shuns his roots and feels ashamed of everything he once held dear, from the man who raised him to his own name.
How does Pip the narrator view his own past?
Pip the narrator judges his own past actions extremely harshly, rarely giving himself credit for good deeds but angrily castigating himself for bad ones. Pip’s main line of development in the novel may be seen as the process of learning to place his innate sense of kindness and conscience above his immature idealism.
How have Pip’s expectations changed what does he expect now Chapter 39?
Pip’s physical expectations have not changed as he still has the convict’s fortune. However, Pip feelings right now is that because the money comes from the convict it is some how no longer great. He only thought it was great because Miss Havisham was the one giving him it.
How does Pip first learn that Drummle has his eye on Estella?
How does Pip first learn that Drummle has his eye on Estella? Pip first learns about Drummle and Estella when Drummle makes the toast at the Finches meeting to Estella. Pip’s convict is sentenced to death if found, so if Pip tells someone he will be killed.
When Pip runs into Drummle What does Drummle tell him that enrages Pip?
Pip visits Estella and Miss Havisham one last time before leaving to get Magwitch out of the country. He meets Drummle at the Blue Boar, and is angered by Drummle’s boasting that he is having dinner with Estella. Pip is received with surprise at Satis House and he gets right to the point.
Why did Pip see the money as worthless?
Discovering that the money came from Magwitch rather than Miss Havisham causes Pip to see being “made” a gentleman as meaningless and perhaps worthless. However, he feels that returning home is not an option either. He suddenly sees that he has treated Joe and Biddy badly by abandoning them.
Why did Pip miss out on love with Biddy?
This devotion to Estella means he misses out on the possibility of love with Biddy, a girl of his own class who is kind, understanding, and smart. However, his selflessness in loving without hope ends up, many years later, making a strong impression on both Miss Havisham and Estella.
What does Pip say at the end of Great Expectations?
Pip later recalls this project, “The only good thing I had done, …since I was first apprised of my great expectations.” Pip enjoys the fact that he helped his friend but also the fact that Herbert believes he got the job on his own merits.
Who is the one person who believes in Pip?
The one person who believes in Pip’s basic goodness is Joe. Pip reveals he won’t risk losing Joe’s good opinion by telling him the truth. What I wanted, who can say?