Great Expectations, Chapter 5: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. The sergeant needs broken handcuffs repaired, and Joe works at his forge while the soldiers receive drinks.
2. Pip, Joe, and Mr. Wopsle accompany the soldiers across the marshes, though Pip and Joe hope the fugitives escape.
3. Shouts lead the soldiers to a ditch, where they separate and capture the two fighting convicts.
4. Pip’s convict says he prevents the other man’s escape deliberately; the other insists he tries to murder him.
5. At the guard hut, Pip’s convict claims he steals the food from the blacksmith, and Joe responds with kindness.
6. Pip watches the convict leave by boat and disappear aboard the prison ship.

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Joe separates the prisoner’s unknown offense from his basic need for food. His sympathy contrasts with the excitement surrounding the pursuit.

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