Convict food Essay

For this piece of essay, I am going to write a comparative analysis of chapters one and thirty nine for the Characters Pip and the Convict of Great Expectations.  Great Expectation was written in 1860 by a really famous author named Charles Dickens. Not only being famous for writing great expectations Charles was also famous for such books called Oliver twist, A Christmas Carol, Hard Times and David Copperfield. Oliver Twist is still read by children in the 21st century. But sadly ending Charles Dickens life he died in a terrible rail crash. However Charles Dickens is still one of the most famous authors in English history. England was a really different place in the 19th century. At this time there was no free education for poor children they had to work hard at a young age to keep food on their table. Most children worked as coal miners which wasn’t suitable for their age. Where as the rich people in those times were spoilt they had school and were treated as little kings by their parents. If people were really rich they would have had education at home, they had private teachers and the boys were taught to be gentlemen. The girls were taught how to sing play the piano and sew. In the 19th century if a person committed a crime they had to face time in prison and then suffer a terrible death by being hanged or getting executed. But in a new scheme in the 19th century people were also sent to serve time in the new world in the 21st century it is known as Australia.  Great Expectations start with a young orphan boy named Pip, who lives with his sister and brother in law. Pip was in the graveyard once visiting his dead parents and siblings. Surprised by a Convict who needed help, Pip was threatened to give the Convict food, drink and a file. A day later Pip stole a pork pie, drink and a file. He gave it to the Convict. He needed the file to escape from the English soldiers who were after him. Later on, the Convict gets caught by the soldiers. He helps Pip by saying to the blacksmith (Pips brother in law) and soldiers that he stole a pork pie and file from the blacksmith. The Convict helped Pip because Pip had given him food and a file.  A year later Pip goes to Miss Havisham’s house, to play with her daughter Estella.  Pip Grows up. Starts to work as a blacksmith with Joe his brother in law. Pip doesn’t like it. One day a man named Jaggers visited Pip. He tells Pip that some one is giving him money to become a gentleman in London (this happen often in the 19th century, that someone was called a benefactor). Pip goes to London. He visits Jaggers who works as a London lawyer. Jagger’s is not allowed to tell Pip who his benefactor is. Now that Pip is a gentleman he is a bit of a snob. A stranger once visited him. That stranger was the Convict who Pip helped at the start of the story. The Convict tells Pip that he is the benefactor. The Convict gets in Danger. He is in danger because another Convict is after him and wants to kill him. He dies. Pip later on falls in love with Estella.  In chapter one Pip is cold. A quote that proves this is ‘small bundle of shivers’. When they talk about small bundle it means Pip is gathered up together and is quite scruffy. Pip is scruffy because he is poor and hasn’t got a mother to provide him with clothes as his sister is a bit of a witch. ‘Small bundle of shivers’ is a metaphor and shivering means Pip is cold. Pip is scared of the Convict. ‘O! Don’t cut my throat, sir’ favours this. Pip is scared because he is being threatened by the Convict and he has always been on his own, also he hasn’t got a shoulder to lean on. Pip is vulnerable. ‘I pleaded in terror’. Pip is always vulnerable because he is an easy target and he has always been picked on as he hasn’t got power over anyone he is very more like a wimp. Pip is respectful to his elders. To prove this it says ‘please, let me keep upright sir’. This shows Pip is respectful because he is using the word ‘Sir’. Pip is fragile. ‘Small bundle of shivers’ is in favour of this. This proves he is fragile because he felt insecure. As you can see that small bundle of shivers is used as a quote by me twice this is the reason that it is a very strong quote because it shows a lot about Pip’s character. Charles Dickens is trying to inform us that Pip is a poor, ragged orphan boy, who dresses scruffy, some one who is defenceless and is easily picked on.  In chapter thirty nine Pip is a different Character. Pip is a young wealthy gentleman. ‘I read my watch on the table’ this proves my point. This proves Pip is a gentleman because now he is able to afford a watch in addition he can read to. Pip doesn’t recognise this stranger. To support this it says ‘a face that was strange to me’. This is evident as it is showing Pip doesn’t recognise this stranger anymore because it is a face he has forgotten. Pip is a bit of a snob. ‘Recoiled a little from him’ supports my point. He is acting like a bit of a snob because he is backing away from the Convict who is being affectionate towards Pip. Pip isn’t too comfortable with the Convict after he finds out who he is, he pushes him away. To prove my point it says ‘I laid a hand upon his breast and put him away’. He is pushing him away, since he isn’t feeling comfortable with the Convict, he is being very judgemental because of the way the convict is dressed. The convicts dressed very ragged and scruffy which doesn’t show a good impression towards Pip. Pip is nervous. To favour this quote it says ‘I tried to keep my hand steady while I did so’. This is evident to my point as it shows Pip’s hands are shaking.