Sammanfattning av Great Expectations, Chapter 23

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1. Mr. Pocket welcomes Pip, who learns how Mrs. Pocket’s upbringing prizes noble connections over practical knowledge.
2. Pip meets Drummle and Startop and learns about Mr. Pocket’s education, teaching work, and disappointed prospects.
3. At dinner, Mrs. Coiler flatters the company while Mrs. Pocket and Drummle discuss inherited titles.
4. Jane protects the baby from nutcrackers, but Mrs. Pocket scolds her and rejects Mr. Pocket’s objections.
5. Pip goes rowing, hires an instructor, and dislikes being praised for having a blacksmith’s arms.
6. Sophia reports the drunken cook and hidden butter, but Mrs. Pocket blames the informer rather than the cook.

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Mr. Pocket identifies Jane’s useful care when Mrs. Pocket treats it as disobedience. The disagreement exposes the gap between parental authority and practical responsibility.

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