Questioning and Critical Thinking

by: Natasha Thasan

1.  Re-read Pip’s speech to Biddy and Joe (483- 484). What does he say? Why is his speech significant?
2. What advice does Biddy give to Pip after returning 11 years later? Do you think she is looking out for Pip’s best interest?
3. Do you believe Miss Havisham when she told Pip that raising Estella “meant to save her from misery liker her own”? Why or Why not
4. Explain Magwitch’s belief that life is a river. Do you think the metaphor is appropriate (chapter 54)?
5. Why did Miss Havisham dress catch on fire? Do you think the author want the readers to believe it was an accident (chapter 49)?

Work Cited

Dickens, Charles. The Great Expectations. London: Sovereign 1860. Print