This is yet another extremely eventful section, but I have some questions.
I know that Pip tells Magwitch about his daughter, but I am kind of confused. Did Magwitch already know that he had a daughter or was this a complete surprise? I was thinking that he didn't know. This is only one of the examples of bringing all of his characters together at the end [tell me if I'm wrong about this]: Pip's associate from London, Mr. Jaggers, has a beautiful maid named Molly who ends up being the mother of Pip's love, Estella. Estella's dad happens to be "Pip's" convict, as we now know as Able Magwitch, from the beginning of the story. Long ago Magwitch escaped from jail with a man named Compeyeson. This Compeyeson was Magwitch's friend, but now wants to get him sentenced to die. Compeyeson was the one who left Estella's adopted mother, Miss Havisham, at the alter. That is a load of crazy relationships! Talk about a small world.
We also learn in this section about Orlick and how he was the one who injured Ms. Joe, that lead to her death. When Pip first went into the marsh, I had a strong feeling that something bad was going to happen; I was right! I am still confused, however, why Orlick felt like he had to kill or injure Pip. I was sooo happy when Joe came to save him! Otherwise I don't know what would have happened.
I was quite content with the ending of the novel. When Pip went to the demolished Statis house I was not surprised when Estella there. I'm glad that they can still be friends after all of these years. I found it funny how Pip said that Estella wasn't as beautiful as he remembered.
This book isn't as bad as some people may make it out to be, but I'm glad it's done!
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