Question

Narrate Pip's meeting with the convict and the effect it has on pip

Answer 1

Answer:

The Pip was frightened of the convict and feels guilty about helping him, because he was aware of the fact that his society would consider it as a sin and Mrs. Joe would be angry.

Answer 2

• The episode of Pip's meeting with the convict is from the Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
• Pip who is about seven years of age meets a convict in the churchyard near his house on the Kent marshes when he was looking at the headstones of his departed family.
• The convict is in chains and is hungry. He makes Pip promise that he will bring a file and some food.
• He threatens Pip with a mysterious ‘young man’ to make sure that Pip does what he has promised.
• Since Pip's sister, Mrs. Joe is cruel towards Pip, he steals some food and brandy on Christmas Eve for the convict. Also, he steals a file that allows the convict to take the iron off his leg. The convict later uses the file to cut through the chains.

Effect on Pip

• We can see that the encounter with the convict brought out the good qualities in Pip, such as compassion, loyalty, and conscience as despite his horror, he treats him with kindness.
• Also, rather than approaching Joe or the police for help, Pip steals the food and the file in order to honor the promise he made.
• Also, he shows his concern for the safety of the convict when he learns that the police are searching for him.

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