Blog #3

Estella has realized that her relationship with Miss Havisham has taken a turn for the worse. Miss Havisham basically tried to brainwash Estella into hurting men (emotionally). As a result, Estella was very bitter with her and treated her very meanly. When someone comes into Pip's apartment during the thunderstorm, and Pip realizes that this person is the convict that scared him when he was younger, he realizes that he's caught between two possible decisions: turning in this person to the authorities or aiding him. After Pip finds out that this convict is his benefactor, he thinks that the best decision would be to help him.

I predict that Estella will leave Miss Havisham. After fighting with her, Estella realizes that she is sick of Miss Havisham trying to control her; someone with Estella's vulgarity cannot handle being controlled. I predict that Pip will eventually turn in the convict to the authorities. Though Pip is helping the convict right now, that is just his initial reaction; Pip is extremely scared of the convict, especially after seeing his pistol. Essentially, Pip is helping the convict out of fear, not out of true goodness. When Pip gets more used to the convict and becomes less scared of him, he will do the right thing and turn him in. Even though this man is Pip's benefactor, Pip is smart enough to know the difference between right and wrong.