Great Expectations chapters 24-30


Why does Pip ask Mr. Jaggers for 20 pounds? Does he get it?



Where did Wemmick get his brooch? What does he mean, “my guiding star always is get hold of portable property”?



Who is the sulky, idle, rich, suspicious student of Mr. Pocket’s?



Who are Camilla and Georgiana? Why do they hate Pip?



Why does Jaggers leave his doors unlocked according to Wemmick?



How is Wemmick’s house different from the office where he works?



Who is “the Aged”? How does Wemmick treat him?



Whom does Jaggers invite to dinner? In which guest is Jaggers particularly interested in?



Why does Pip return after dinner to apologize to Jaggers?



Why does Biddy write to Pip? Why do you think she doesn’t read the last line of her letter to Joe?


Look at Joe’s last speech at the end of chapter 27. Put it in your own words:








Why does Pip return to his hometown the day after Joe’s visit?



Who is the Avenger?



The convicts sit behind Pip in the coach. Where has Pip seen one of them before?



What does Pip overhear the convict say? Why do you think that Dickens keeps reminding the readers about the convict from the first chapter?



Why does the waiter at the Blue Boar put the old newspaper near Pip?



How has Estella changed? How has she remained the same?



Pip is now a gentleman – how does he act when with Estella?



Why does Pip think that Estella is destined for him? What does Miss Havisham tell him repeatedly to do?






How and why does Pip cause Orlick to be fired?



How does Trabb’s boy treat Pip? Why do you think this is?



Prediction – when – if ever – will Estella begin to be interested in Pip? Will they get together?



If you were making a movie based on the book: Explain why -

Who would you cast as Drummle?


Who would you cast as Orlick?


The convict?


Pip?


Joe?


Biddy?


Estella?



Mrs. Joe?


Jaggers?


Havisham?