Wemmick Never Speak to My Father Again
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Chapters 55 & 56
Pip fills us in on the details of Magwitch's instance. Jaggers says
it's open-and-shut. Fifty-fifty Magwitch's money will be lost, since a
felon's holding is usually turned over to the state. Pip,
still, won't let himself get caught up in chasing after
money anymore.
Pip quietly accepts responsibility for Magwitch, only as he
accepts Herbert'southward news that he must go to his new chore in the
East. Now that nosotros're reaching the final chapters, loose ends of
the plot are being tied up. Herbert'southward going to ally Clara soon
(and she now approves of Pip-a good sign). Herbert also offers
Pip a chore, which proves that skilful deeds practice eventually pay off.
But Pip won't take the chore yet. Why not? Pip's changed, but
mayhap he doesn't experience fix yet to start a new life. More
suffering and repentance lie ahead for him. As you read,
consider: Is this Pip's own hangup, that he must pay for his
sins? Or does Dickens himself believe that people take to
suffer before they can exist happy?
Wemmick stops by to clear up the last facts of the instance for Pip
and, personally of course, to say he's distressing Magwitch was
caught.
NOTE: Wemmick, similar Jaggers, all the same regrets that Pip lost
Magwitch's money. This obsession tells u.s.a. something about
these item men's values. Merely they may have a point;
money can exist useful. Dickens may exist reminding us that money
is important, and, in our world, it would be naive to pretend
otherwise.
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We shift into exaggerated one-act again for Wemmick's
wedding-day. Wemmick pretends that he's doing all this on the
spur of the moment, that he simply happened to pass a church building and
Miss Skiffins and the Aged P just happened to exist there. This
isn't a very romantic wedding ceremony, and though we may laugh at
Wemmick'south light-hearted mental attitude, information technology seems overdone. This
nuptials shows that love doesn't take to be as serious equally Pip
thinks. But on the other paw, when you run across Miss Skiffins
sitting primly in her chair, assuasive Wemmick's arm to stay
effectually her waist at last, tin y'all imagine Pip e'er existence
content with this kind of love, either?
The next chapter shifts back into melodrama. Lying ill in
prison, Magwitch seems transformed into a apprehensive angel-in
ironic contrast to his reputation as a drastic criminal. Once again,
we realize that it'southward non so easy to sum up whatever homo beingness as
good or bad.
Sentimental and melodramatic as this chapter is, we must
remember that Dickens takes information technology absolutely seriously. He sets
the scene where Magwitch is sentenced to expiry as if he were
painting a huge, historical painting, total of characters. The shaft
of sunlight slants effectively across the courtroom, linking
guess and prisoners. Like a formal painting, it gives a special
nobility to the focal figure, Magwitch. Other people are
glimpsed in still poses, not in action; we hear no dialogue,
except for Magwitch'south moving speech to the gauge.
Dickens is serious in putting God above mortal dominance. He
says God sends decease to Magwitch every bit a merciful sign of
forgiveness, in contrast to society'due south harsh execution. After the
sentence, Pip never gives up, remaining active in Magwitch'southward
behalf until the bitter stop. Magwitch, in dissimilarity, seems at
peace, far from the troubles of this globe (another sign that
God has forgiven him).
Magwitch's expiry scene is moving, drawn out to full tear-
wrenching event. Nevertheless it isn't emotional; Pip and Magwitch
scarcely move, and they speak to each other in brief, simple
speeches. There'due south not much left to say-except for one matter. In
spite of Jaggers' shrewd advice, Pip tells Magwitch about
Estella, kindly setting the old man'due south heart at rest. The affiliate
ends with a Biblical reference to the parable of the pious
Pharisee and the publican (Luke eighteen:10-14.), a story which
illustrates God'due south forgiveness of repentant sinners like
Magwitch.
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