Great Expectations pg 56-113 11-8-10

In these pages of Great Expectations, I had many questions.

First, is this Matthew that was mentioned at Miss Havisham’s house the one who broke her heart? I think so; to me there are a lot of clues pointing to this hypothesis. I’m still wondering what the deal is with this lady. She is SO strange! My best guess is that on her wedding day, this Matthew guy left her at the altar and that she is still hoping that he will come back to her. If this is so, what happened to this man? Is he still around? Will we ever meet him? There are so many questions.

Secondly, how weird was that when Pip saw and fought with that albino-like boy in one of Miss Havisham’s buildings? What would a boy like that be staying at her estate? Is he one of her kids that plays with/for her? I am kind of thinking that he is possibly a relative of Ms. Havisham’s. I really think that this character will show up again later in the story.

When Estella tells Pip that, “You may kiss me now if you would like,” I was somewhat appalled. To me that was a VERY caustic move on her part, but good for Pip I suppose. =]
I found it quite funny that Ms. Havisham invited Joe to her estate and not Mrs. Joe, especially when Mrs. Joe wanted to! Mrs. Joe reminds me of the boss’ son in Of Mice and Men. Mrs. Joe is controlling, short-tempered, and selfish just like he is.

One of our vocab words “ostentatious” was on pg 77, paragraph 2, line 5; and “alienate” on page 94, paragraph 3, line 10!

I’m still trying to decide if Pip is a good-guy or a bad-guy. He has a very active conscience and therefore feels bad for all of the bad things he does, but then he goes off and does something stupid like beat up that sleep-deprived albino kid. I’m quite indecisive about Pip’s placement.
Wow! I would have not thought that Mrs. Joe would have gotten hurt so badly! I’m not surprised, however, to see the convict back into the plot. When Mrs. Joe is bed ridden, what is her obsession with this new character Orlick? Was it Orlick who hurt her? It doesn’t seem like it, for Mrs. Joe insists that Orlick is treated like a guest. This seems quite fishy to me.

It seems like a strange coincidence that after Pip tells Biddy about his dream to become a gentleman, a man approaches him about someone who would pay his way to go to an elite school in London to make his dream come true. Although I like Biddy, I don’t think she has the money or resources to help Pip achieve this, so I believe that it these “Great Expectations” are coming from an outside source. Could it be Miss Havisham? Or could it be an acquaintance of Estella’s? What is esspecially weird, though, is that this strange London lawyer reccomends [even though he wouldn't use that word] the Matthew character that is metioned at Miss Havisham's! I suppose I need to read more to find out!
This book is starting to get much better!