Great Expectations, Chapter 49: riassunto
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In Chapter 49, Pip visits Miss Havisham, obtains nine hundred pounds for Herbert’s partnership, and forgives her as she admits how she has harmed Estella. After learning what she knows about Estella’s adoption, he saves her from a fire that leaves her seriously injured and burns his hands.
Cosa succede
- Pip returns quietly to Satis House, where Miss Havisham agrees to provide nine hundred pounds for Herbert through Mr. Jaggers.
- Miss Havisham begs forgiveness, and Pip urges her to help Estella rather than remain absorbed in regret.
- She admits shaping Estella against love and explains that Mr. Jaggers brings the child to her at age two or three.
- After walking through the grounds, Pip returns upstairs and sees Miss Havisham’s clothing burst into flames.
- Pip smothers the fire with coats and a tablecloth, burning his hands while saving her.
- A surgeon treats Miss Havisham, who repeats words of remorse through the night before Pip leaves early.
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Miss Havisham accepts responsibility for shaping Estella’s feelings. Her admission makes her regret specific rather than merely a response to Pip’s suffering.
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