Great Expectations, Chapter 50: riassunto
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In Chapter 50, Herbert tends the narrator’s burns and recounts Provis’s story of a jealous woman, a murder trial, and a daughter he believes dead. The narrator questions the account and its timing, then declares that Provis is Estella’s father, connecting the hidden man with her parentage.
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- The narrator suffers painful burns and disturbing memories of Miss Havisham in flames while Herbert patiently changes his bandages.
- Both men silently worry about the boat and judge recovery in hours rather than weeks.
- Herbert reports that Provis describes a jealous woman whom Mr. Jaggers successfully defends against a murder charge.
- The woman threatens to destroy their daughter, and Provis believes she carries out her threat.
- Provis avoids the trial to protect the mother, while Compeyson uses his secret to exploit him.
- After checking the dates and asking Herbert to confirm his clear thinking, the narrator identifies Provis as Estella’s father.
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The declaration turns Herbert’s account into a discovery about Estella. The narrator first asks Herbert to confirm that injury has not confused his thinking.
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Why does Provis stay away from the woman’s trial?
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