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Group 8 Chapters 42-44 Beccah Hendrickson and Morgan Bodell

New Characters: Compeyson- Gentlemen criminal pulled Magwitch out of poverty accomplice with Arthur turned on Magwitch when caught used gentlemen's manners to get light sentence stood up Miss Havisham on wedding day Arthur- Miss Havisham's half brother him and Compeyson plotted against her to get share of fortune driven to despair by criminal deed

Chapter 42: The chapter starts with Magwitch telling his life story. He was an orphaned child living a life of poverty forced into crime to survive. One day he came across a gentlemen criminal named Compeyson. He describes Compeyson as a cowardly man who often got others to do the dirty work for him. Compeyson was the same man Pip saw Magwitch struggling with the night in the marshes. Not only did he accomplice Magwitch, but a man by the name of Arthur as well. Arthur and Compeyson had schemed a rich lady who happened to be Arthur's sister. Compeyson was betrothed to this women, and stood her up on her wedding day, taking much of her fortune. Later, Compeyson and Magwitch were caught in criminal act, but Compeyson turned on him. Using his gentlemen skills, he received a shorter penalty then Magwitch. Magwitch had not seen Compeyson since jail. After he is done talking, Herbert hands Pip a note telling him Arthur was Miss Havisham's brother and Compeyson was her so called lover.

Chapter 43: Pip is extremely disappointed in the fact that his convict is his benefactor and not Miss Havisham. He comes to the realization that he was not meant to be married to Estella and Drummle was pursuing her. At an unfortunate run-in at the inn, Drummle brags of the fact that he was going to marry Estella. He makes Pip feel worse than he already is. Pip finds out that Estella was at the Satis house without his accompanyment there. He decides to go to the house to talk to Miss Havisham and Estella.

Chapter 44: Upon his arrival at the Satis house, Pip decides to confront Miss Havisham and Estella. He begins by revealing to Miss Havisham that he learned the identity of his benefactor. Pip told her he was confused on why she led him to believe she was the provider of his fortune. Her only response was "who am I to be kind." He also asked her to secretly begin providing for Herbert. He had been doing it for years, but then was unable because he was no longer accepting money. After talking to Miss Havisham, Pip cofessed his love to Estella. Bluntly, she told him she never led him to believe she felt the same way. She told him she has deceived many men, but never him. Pip told her how much he hated Drummle and asked her not to marry him, but she did not care about his opinion. Estella told him she would be over him in time, but he would not listen to her. At the end, upon returning to London, Pip receives a letter from the guard in Wemmick's handwriting telling him to not go home.

Foreshadowing: At the end of the chapter, foreshadowing is incorporated by the note Pip got from Wemmick telling him not to go home. This foreshadows that something bad is going to happen.

Irony: It is ironic that the partners of the man giving Pip his fortune robbed Miss Havisham of hers. Also, the fact that the girl that Pip loves is betrothed to his enemy.

These chapters portray the theme of the struggle between guilt and innocence. First of all, the question is raised if it was acceptable for Magwitch to steal as an orphaned child. It also exemplifies the theme preserving a conscience over social class development because Pip's conscience got in the way and he no longer thought it would be right for him to accept money once he found out his benefactor was a convict.

Please pick one of the three following questions to respond to in your journal. We will be taking a few answers to each question once everyone has had a chance to answer.
 * OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS**

Chapter 42 1. When Abel Magwitch was a child, he stole food to provide for himself. Firstly, do you think it made it alright because he was doing it to survive? Secondly, was his childhood of stealing what made him become a criminal in the long run?

Chapter 43 2. Pip decides to see Estella for one final time. Was it a good idea for him to do this in the consideration of his mental well-being and his future? (including immediate future)

Chapter 44 Open Ended Question 3. Was Estella or Miss Havisham more responsible for the misleading of Pip to believing he would one day have Estella?