Question about a Passage:
"Home had never been a very pleasant place to me, because of my sister's temper. But, Joe had sanctified it, and I had believed in it. I had believed in the best parlor as a most elegant saloon; I had believed in the front door, as a mysterious portal of the Temple of State whose solemn opening was attended as a sacrifice of roast fowls." Chapter XIV - page unknown due to electronically reading the book
My question is essentially about the allusions Pip is making, and what they mean/signify. The passage makes perfect sense up until the third sentence.
Unnamed Blog Due Friday the 4th:
Pip is referring, in this quote, to meeting Esthella and Mrs. Havisham. This day alters him in the sense that he begins to gain favor with Mrs. Havisham, which leads him into a large sum of money and an apprenticeship with Joe. Between chapters 1-9 and 10-16, Pip undergoes serious changes. Most of these are positive changes in maturity and understanding of what goes on around him. I seem to be relating more and more to Pip's experiences as he grows older and more perceptive
My development as a person, or "character" has been spurred on by multiple events, but if I had to track down one moment in my history that made me who I am today, it would have to be my birth. Birth is the first link in the chain of life, or rather the raw metal being struck into the first link (insert witty Joe the blacksmith allusion). All events of my life have taken place because of this one momentous occasion, and it is therefor the one that began my chain.
Unnamed Blog Due Friday the 4th:
Pip is referring, in this quote, to meeting Esthella and Mrs. Havisham. This day alters him in the sense that he begins to gain favor with Mrs. Havisham, which leads him into a large sum of money and an apprenticeship with Joe. Between chapters 1-9 and 10-16, Pip undergoes serious changes. Most of these are positive changes in maturity and understanding of what goes on around him. I seem to be relating more and more to Pip's experiences as he grows older and more perceptive
My development as a person, or "character" has been spurred on by multiple events, but if I had to track down one moment in my history that made me who I am today, it would have to be my birth. Birth is the first link in the chain of life, or rather the raw metal being struck into the first link (insert witty Joe the blacksmith allusion). All events of my life have taken place because of this one momentous occasion, and it is therefor the one that began my chain.
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