Tuesday, January 19th
-Novel of education- abulding's romon-Pip is an orphan imagining his family life, but doesn't have one
-He feels different
-He reacts more intelligently to situations than others his age
-He looks at people who apprentice, work for a living, and has family, and believes his above that because that's not enough for him
-He's not too sure about himself, he thinks he's not very good to start off with because why would his parents leave him
-He feels being fatherless and adopts role models like Joe and Maguitch
-Maguitch- bogey man, adult that parents want to protect their kids from
-Meets Pip at the church, he's a prisoner, eats like a dog (he's an animal)
-Maguitch represents the potential for Pip to be alone again, fear of abandonment
-Pip sees a version of himself in Maguitch and thinks he could become him, but knows he doesn't want to
-Ms. Havasham (have shame?)- witch-like, adopted Estella, women of means, fairy god-mother like
-Her house is a memorial that represents fertility
-Hasn't moved anything in the house since she was left at the alter
-Pip plays "begger your neighbor" with Estella.
-Ms. Havasham has brought Estella up to destroy men. Estella is Havasham's revenge.
-Pip looks at Havasham as a good person because she's rich and adopted Estella.
-Ms. Havasham and Maguitch fade away in the book
-Pip goes to London
-Joe and Jaggers come into perspective as father figures for Pip
-The letter is J is interchangable for the letter I. As the story goes, Pip seems himself in those characters.
-Both characters power lies in potential than actual use
-Joe is strong, Jaggers could blackmail
-Joe- blacksmith, looks at situations and applies his feeling, doesn't judge people by their appearances, not a success with money, but is happy in life
-Jaggers- lives by the letter of the law, and breaks everything down into evidence
-Joe and Jaggers = foils?
-Wemmick is different at home than work. At home, he's a gentle son and is more like Joe's world. At work (Jagger's office) he's cut and dry and thinks of money as an advantage.
-Maguitch comes back in Ch. 42 with a different perspective
-Estella is not intended for Pip, he was apart of her training process
-She's a daughter of a criminal
-Pip's expectations weren't his own, he adopted suggestions from Maguitch
-Pip was happy Orlic attacked Mrs. Joe cause he saw she was evil
-Orlic then attacks Pip
-Pip is a fantasist, not a realist
-Pip wants the benefits of life without the risks
-He separates himself from people who care about him and turns into a snob
-Pip confesses the problems of his youth and says he'll tell us his history so he doesn't have to repeat it
-Pip paints a portrait of himself so he knows what he looks like
-Pip and Estella are a middle aged couple who's failed, at best
-Joe has married Bitty and produced a child name Pip
-A Pip is a seed that hasn't yet become
-We watch something grow in real time (as a protagonist)
Friday, January 23rd
-When Dickens wrote, his neighbors frequently called the cops
-Dickens would play out his characters by yelling, screaming, jump on top of his piano and yell in character
-"I'm just taking notes at this great concert inside my head." - Jim Morrison, The Doors
CHARLES DICKENS
-
No comments:
Post a Comment