Great Expectations, Chapter 34: samenvatting

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1. Pip regrets his conduct toward Joe and Biddy and recognizes the harm his expensive habits cause Herbert.
2. Pip describes costly social habits, including belonging to The Finches of the Grove after coming of age.
3. Herbert searches daily for a business opening but finds little practical work.
4. Pip and Herbert arrange elaborate reviews of their debts, treating orderly paperwork as an achievement.
5. Their practice of rounding debts upward gives them an excuse to borrow more.
6. A mourning letter announces Mrs. J. Gargery’s death and gives the time of her burial.

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Pip exposes the gap between feeling responsible and acting responsibly. Their paperwork offers relief while leaving the underlying debts untouched.

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