I never really had a select day to start my "chain" or started developing the person I am now, but I think when I started this "chain" was when I was little, my most memorable times was in soccer, soccer has given me my friends and has shown that if someone doesn't have teamwork or friendship, they won't really succeed in life.

This quote was really confusing, but the message is that Pip is referring to life. He looks and sees every aspect of it. As if it were a series of links in a chain. He compares his to Miss Havisham's. He sees how illiterate Joe is compared to Miss Havisham and he decides that he wants to be educated and not a poor dumb child always embarrassing himself. This is definitely a turning point in his life because he grows up and matures. He sees that he will not get far if he continues in his childish ways. The links made of iron and thorns represented Bad moments in his life, which might include the choices he made, the fact that he could barely read or write.

2nd stage

In the second stage of the book Great Expectations Pip begins his life in London. He meets up again with the pale young gentleman who turns out to be Herbert Pocket. Pip meets many new characters who could possibly have a role in the future in the book. Pip also gets a visit from Joe who Pip has almost grown a loathing towards. Pip is annoyed at Joe for calling him sir all the time and how he doesn't have the manners a gentleman should. Pip really does not want any connections to his old life except for maybe Biddy and most definitely Estella and Mrs. Havisham. Pip is not proud of his old life.

 

This relates to what we have been talking about in class because Pip is on his way to becoming a gentlemen. He has the sponsor, the money, the place to live, and the clothes but he still doesn't know the basics. I believe that Herbert will be the one that will be guiding him through all the basic manners.