Great Expectations, Chapter 24 summary
Chapter 24 of 59 · 10 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 24, Pip begins studying under Mr. Pocket, secures money for furniture at Barnard’s Inn, and learns about Mr. Jaggers’s business through Wemmick. Wemmick’s gifts from executed clients, his invitation to Walworth, and his warning about the housekeeper deepen Pip’s curiosity before he witnesses his guardian dominating a court.
What happens
- Mr. Pocket explains Pip’s educational aims and earns his trust through his careful, honest teaching.
- Pip obtains Mr. Jaggers’s approval and twenty pounds to furnish his room at Barnard’s Inn.
- Wemmick explains Mr. Jaggers’s intimidating professional manner and shows Pip the office staff.
- Wemmick identifies two casts of executed clients and explains his habit of collecting portable gifts.
- Wemmick invites Pip to Walworth and urges him to observe Mr. Jaggers’s housekeeper.
- Pip watches Mr. Jaggers frighten witnesses and challenge the presiding magistrate in a crowded court.
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What to notice
Wemmick explains that Mr. Jaggers deliberately makes his manner difficult to read. This helps Pip understand the uncertainty and intimidation surrounding his guardian’s work.
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