Monday 3 February 2014

In Great Expectations, what is Pip given when he turns 21, and what does he do with part of it?

When he turns twenty-one, Pip receives the bulk of his trust fund from his benefactor. Prior to this, he had received a periodic allowance (usually at the hands of Mr. Wemmick) and expected to adjust his lifestyle to that amount. Now, however, he has a large amount of cash, and he must learn to be responsible with it (he fails). One thing he decides to do is to arrange for a career for Herbert Pocket...

When he turns twenty-one, Pip receives the bulk of his trust fund from his benefactor. Prior to this, he had received a periodic allowance (usually at the hands of Mr. Wemmick) and expected to adjust his lifestyle to that amount. Now, however, he has a large amount of cash, and he must learn to be responsible with it (he fails). One thing he decides to do is to arrange for a career for Herbert Pocket as a clerk, with his salary secretly being paid by Pip from his funds. This shows the true nature of Pip’s heart, which has not be hardened by his new urban lifestyle. He has not followed the course of Drummle, who lives to show off his money and his sophistication. The true Pip is still there, not far underneath the surface. Later, when he finds out who his true benefactor is (and has accumulated a great deal of debt), he goes to Miss Havisham to ask that she take over providing the wages for Herbert, who is her own relation, which she agrees to do. Ironically, it is Herbert who has Miss Havisham as his benefactor, not Pip as he believed.

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