1、四川外国语大学成都学院CHENGDUINSTITUTESICHUANINTERNATIONALSTUDIESUNIVERSITY本科毕业论文题目（中文）浅析远大前程中男主人公的成长（外文）ABRIEFANALYSISOFTHEGROWTHTHEMEINGREATEXPECTATIONS系别英语经贸系专业英语年级2011级学生姓名指导教师结稿日期2014年9月20日四川外国语大学成都学院教务处制二一四年九月二十日填ABRIEFANALYSISOFTHEGROWTHTHEMEINGREATEXPECTATIONSABSTRACTCHARLESDICKENSISONEOFTHEGREATESTBRI
2、TISHREALISTICNOVELISTSINTHENINETEENTHCENTURYHEPLAYEDACRUCIALROLEINTHEDEVELOPMENTOFFICTIONANDCONTRIBUTEDGREATLYTOTHEDEVELOPMENTOFTHEWRITINGSTYLEINBRITISHLITERATUREHISNOVELSARENOTONLYATRUEREFLECTIONOFTHEWHOLEGENERATIONOFLIFEEXPERIENCE,BUTVIVIDLYREVEALSTHEMID19THCENTURYBRITAINSENTIRESOCIALREALITY,THEDE
3、PTHANDBREADTHAREFARBEYONDTHECONTEMPORARYMOSTOTHERWORKSHISRESPECTIVEMASTERPIECEGREATEXPECTATIONSHASLONGBEENUNIVERSALLYRECOGNIZEDASLITERALCANONSANDENJOYEDGREATPOPULARITYTHISTHESISANALYZESTHECOURSEOFPIPSGROWTHFROMTHEPOINTOFTHEBILDUNGSROMANPIPEMBARKEDONHISJOURNEYTOLONDON,NOLONGERABLETOSTANDTHEMALTREATME
4、NTOFHISSISTERMRSJOEANDTHEHYPOCRISYOFPUMBLECHOOK,WHOLONGSFORGENTLEMANLYSTATUSANDWEALTHWITHTHEHELPOFGUIDES,HEALSOGREWUPBYDISCARDINGBOTHHISPREJUDICEAGAINSTLOWERCLASSPEOPLEANDHISILLUSIONFORBOURGEOISANDHEGOTTOKNOWTHEINFALLIBLEJUSTICEOFTHEJUDICIARYSYSTEM,ANDTHEMEANINGOFGENTLEMANLYSTATUSHISJOURNEYDEPARTSFR
5、OMHOMEANDWITHTHEINCIDENTSANDPEOPLETHATHEENCOUNTERSONTHEWAYPROVESTOBEAPROCESSOFLOSINGINNOCENCEANDGAININGMATURITYTHETHESISISCOMPOSEDOFFIVECHAPTERSINCLUDINGANINTRODUCTION,THECONCEPTOFINITIATIONSTORY,THEINITIATIONEXPERIENCEOFTHEPROTAGONISTANDTHETEMPTATIONANDTHEKNOWLEDGEOFSOCIETYANDPIPSCHANGETHEFIFTHCHAP
6、TERISTHECONCLUSIONOFTHEPAPERKEYWORDSGREATEXPECTATIONSTHEINITIATIONSTORYGROWTHINFLUENCECHARACTERABRIEFANALYSISOFTHEGROWTHTHEMEINGREATEXPECTATIONSOUTLINETHESISSTATEMENTTHISPAPERINTRODUCESPIPSCOURSEOFGROWTH,ANALYZESWHATISIMPORTANTINREALITYAFTERASERIESOFHARDSHIPSANDFRUSTRATIONSBOTHINHISLIFEANDHISMINDFOR
7、OURBETTERUNDERSTANDINGTHEMAJORCHARACTERSINFLUENCINGPIPSGROWTHIINTRODUCTIONIITHEINITIATIONSTORYATHEDEFINITIONANDORIGINOFINITIATIONSTORYBMAINFEATURESOFINITIATIONSTORYIIITHEGROWTHOFPIPAPIPSINITIATIONEXPERIENCEBPIPSJOURNEYAWAYFROMHOMEIVTHEMAJORCHARACTERSINFLUENCINGPIPSGROWTHAPOSITIVEGUIDESBNEGATIVEGUIDE
8、SVCONCLUSIONABRIEFANALYSISOFTHEGROWTHTHEMEINGREATEXPECTATIONSIINTRODUCTIONCHARLESDICKENS18121870,AGREATNINETEENTHCENTURYENGLISHNOVELIST,HASLONGENJOYEDAGOODREPUTATIONALLOVERTHEWORLDTHROUGHOUTHISLIFE,HEHASLEFTTOTHEWORLDARICHLEGACYOF15NOVELSWHICHHASREACHEDACIRCULATIONOFAHUNDREDTHOUSANDCOPIESTHISPOPULAR
9、ITYHASNEVERDECLINEDEVENINTHETWENTYFIRSTCENTURY,HISWORKSARESTILLWIDELYREAD,CONTINUOUSLYADAPTEDFORFILMSANDTVPLAYSERIESAMONGHISVARIOUSWORKS,GREATEXPECTATIONSHASBECOMEONEOFDICKENSFINESTANDMOSTINFLUENTIALWORKSMANYOFTHEEVENTSFROMDICKENSEARLYLIFEAREMIRROREDINGREATEXPECTATIONS,WHICH,APARTFROMDAVIDCOPPERFIEL
10、D,ISHISMOSTAUTOBIOGRAPHICALNOVELPIP,THENOVELSPROTAGONIST,LIVESINTHEMARSHCOUNTRYWITHHISSISTERANDBROTHERINLAWSINCEHISCHILDHOODHEISANINNOCENTBOYATTHEBEGINNINGHOWEVER,WHENHEMEETSTHEBEAUTIFULESTELLA,HELOVESHERANDTHENCHANGESHISATTITUDETOWARDSLIFEANDPEOPLEHEDREAMSOFBECOMINGAWEALTHYGENTLEMANSOTHATHECANMATCH
11、ESTELLASSOCIALSTATUSLATER,HERECEIVESALARGEFORTUNEFROMAMYSTERIOUSMANANDITSEEMSTHATHISDREAMWILLCOMETRUETHEDREAMSOONBREAKSINTOPIECES,HOWEVER,BECAUSEHISBENEFACTORISNOTANOBLEMAN,BUTACRIMINALHEONCEHELPEDANDESTELLAISMARRIEDTOSOMEONEELSEPIPFINALLYREALIZESHOWWRONGHEWASINTHEPASTANDHECHANGESDRASTICALLYHETRIESH
12、ISBESTTOSAVETHECONVICTMAGWITCHFROMBEINGPUNISHEDBYTHEENGLISHLAWALTHOUGHHISEFFORTSAREALLINVAIN,PIPREGAINSHISVIRTUEWITHTHEHELPFROMHISFRIENDSANDFINALLYGAINSMATURITYTHENOVELMAINLYINTRODUCESTHECOURSEOFPIPSGROWTHUPTONOW,GREATEXPECTATIONSHASBEENSTUDIEDABUNDANTLYATHOMEANDABROADTHEREHASBEENSOMEANALYSISOFGREAT
13、EXPECTATIONSFROMTHEANGLEOFINITIATIONPSYCHOANALYTICCRITICISMTENDSTOANALYZETHEPSYCHOLOGICALDEVELOPMENTOFPIPUNDERTHEINFLUENCEOFVICTORIANSOCIETYCHARLESDICKENSGREATEXPECTATIONSEDITEDBYHAROLDBLOOMGIVESSOMEINFORMATIONOFTHERELATEDINTRODUCTIONINCLUDINGITSTHEMEANDSTRUCTUREANDENTITIESOFGREATEXPECTATIONSHEBELIE
14、VESTHAT“GREATEXPECTATIONSISANUNTYPICALWORKTHEDIFFERENCEFROMHISOTHERNOVELSISTHEFREENARRATION,ELABORATEORGANIZATIONANDPIPSLEARNINGALOTFROMTHETURNINGOFTHEEVENTSANDTHECOMPLEXSOCIETY”JULIANMOYNAHAN,ANOVELISTANDCRITIC,WROTE“THEHEROSGUILTTHECASEOFGREATEXPECTATIONS”INTHISPAPER,MOYNAHANFINDSPIPTOBEDICKENSMOS
15、TCOMPLEXHEROPOSSESSINGBOTHVIRTUESANDFLAWSHEARGUESTHAT“DICKENSNOVELSDEFINEITSHEROSDREAMOFGREATEXPECTATIONSANDTHECONSEQUENCESSTEMMINGFROMINDULGENCEINTHATDREAMUNDERTHETWOASPECTSOFDESIREANDWILL,OFREGRESSIVELONGINGFORANEXCESSOFLOVEANDOFVIOLENTAGGRESSIVENESS”2MURRAYBAUMGARTENISAPROFESSOROFGENERALLITERATUR
16、EATTHEUNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIAATSANTACRUZHEWROTEANARTICLENAMED“CALLIGRAPHYANDCODEWRITINGINGREATEXPECTATIONS”IN1983HESTUDIESGREATEXPECTATIONSINTHECONTEXTOFDICKENSSTENOGRAPHICACTIVITIESASAREPORTER,SHOWINGTHATTHESEACTIVITIESHELPEDTOBREAKDOWNTHEDISTINCTIONBETWEENWRITINGSPEECHINDICKENSMINDANDINTHEMINDSOFHI
17、SREADERS3THOMASLOE,APROFESSOROFENGLISHATTHESTATEUNIVERSITYOFNEWYORKCOLLEGEATOSWEGO,WROTEANARTICLETITLED“GOTHICPLOTINGREATEXPECTATIONS”IN1989LOEBELIEVESTHATGREATEXPECTATIONSIS“ANAMALGAMOFTHREETYPESOFNOVELTHEBILDUNGSROMAN,ORTHENOVELOFDEVELOPMENTFROMCHILDHOODTOADULTHOODTHENOVELOFMANNERSANDTHEGOTHICNOVE
18、LOFTERRORANDTHESUPERNATURAL”4THISTHESIS,THROUGHTHEANALYSISOFTHEPLOTPATTERNOFTHENOVELSMOTIVATIONLEAVINGHOMEGUIDESKNOWLEDGEOFLIFEANDSELF,DISPLAYINGTHECONFLICTSBETWEENINNERCONFLICTANDSOCIALMORALITYANDREACHINGACOMPROMISEWITHTHESOCIETYOFTHENOVEL,INTENDSTOPROVIDEANEWPERSPECTIVEINAPPRECIATINGTHENOVELANDTHU
19、SGETTINGADEEPERUNDERSTANDINGOFTHENOVELIITHEINITIATIONSTORYATHEDEFINITIONANDORIGINOFINITIATIONSTORYINTHEHISTORYOFLITERATURE,THEREAREMANYNAMESFORINITIATIONSTORIESAMONGTHEM,THEMORECOMMONLYUSEDAREINITIATIONSTORYORNOVELOFINITIATION,“GROWINGUPNOVEL”,NOVELOFLIFEORNOVELOFYOUTHBILDUNGSROMANISTHEGERMANEXPRESS
20、IONOFINITIATIONSTORIESINAGLOSSARYOFLITERARYTERMS,ITISDEFINEDINTHISWAYBILDUNGSROMANANDERZIEHUNGSROMANAREGERMANTERMSSIGNIFYINGNOVELOFFORMATIONORNOVELOFEDUCATIONTHESUBJECTOFTHESENOVELSISTHEDEVELOPMENTOFTHEPROTAGONISTSMINDANDCHARACTER,INTHEPASSAGEFROMCHILDHOODTHROUGHVARIEDEXPERIENCES,ANDOFTENTHROUGHASPI
21、RITUALCRISISINTOMATURITY,WHICHUSUALLYINVOLVESRECOGNITIONOFONESIDENTITYANDROLEINTHEWORLD5THEBILDUNGSROMANASAGENREHASITSROOTINGERMANYJEROMEBUCKLEYHASINTRODUCEDITSORIGIN“BILDUNGSROMAN”,AGERMANWORD,WITH“BILDUNG”HAVINGAVARIETYOFCONNOTATIONS“PORTRAIT”,“PICTURE”,“SHAPING”AND“FORMATION”,ALLOFWHICHGIVETHESEN
22、SEOFDEVELOPMENTANDCREATION“ROMAN”SIMPLYMEANS“NOVEL”6THETERMBILDUNGSROMANEMERGESASADESCRIPTIONOFGOETHESNOVELWILHELMMEISTERSLEHRJAHREABRAMS193THISISTHEFIRSTBILDUNGSROMAN,PUBLISHEDBETWEEN1794AND1796THEWORD“LEHRJAHRE”CANBETRANSLATEDINTO“APPRENTICESHIP”“APPRENTICESHIP”ISAWORDWHICHDEALSWITHEDUCATIONANDWOR
23、K7ANAPPRENTICEGOESTOWORKFORANEXPERIENCEDWORKERANDLEARNSANDDEVELOPSHISTRADEFINALLY,HEALSO,TOAGREATEREXTENT,REALIZESHISIDENTITYSIMILARLY,THEBILDUNGSROMANISCHARACTERIZEDBYTHEGROWTH,EDUCATIONANDDEVELOPMENTOFACHARACTERBOTHINTHEWORLDANDULTIMATELYWITHINHIMSELFTHENTHEENGLISHESSAYISTTHOMASCARLYLE,IMPRESSEDBY
24、WILHELMMEISTERSAPPRENTICESHIP,TRANSLATEDITINTOENGLISHIN1842,ANDIMITATEDITINTHESARTORRESARTUSSINCETHEN,THEENGLISHBILDUNGSROMANGREWPOPULARITREACHESITSCLIMAXINVICTORIANENGLANDCHARLESDICKENSGREATEXPECTATIONSWHICHWILLBEANALYZEDINTHETHESISANDCHARLOTTEBRONTESJANEAYREAREGENERALLYCONSIDEREDEXAMPLESOFTHEBILDU
25、NGSROMANGENRELIKETHECLASSICALGERMANBILDUNGSROMAN,THEPROTAGONISTSBENEFITFROMTHEIRSTRUGGLESANDACHIEVEANEWUNDERSTANDINGOFEITHERTHEWORLDORTHEMSELVESDURINGTHECLASHESBETWEENTHENEEDSOFTHEHEROANDTHEVIEWSENFORCEDBYTHESOCIETY,THEPROTAGONISTMAKESITCLEARWHETHERTOCONFORMTOTHESOCIALREGULATIONS,UNLIKETHEGERMANBILD
26、UNGSROMAN,INTHEENGLISHINITIATIONSTORIES,USUALLY,HISFREEIMAGINATIONISLIMITEDBYTHEPROVINCIALITYANDTHEDOMINATIONFROMTHEFAMILYISABARRIERFORHIMTOREALIZEHISDRAMTHEREFORE,THEHEROUSUALLYLEAVESHOMETOFLEEFROMTHEPROVINCIALITYHOWEVER,TOHISDISAPPOINTMENT,THECITY,PROMISINGLIBERATION,TURNSOUTTOBEASOURCEOFCORRUPTIO
27、NBMAINFEATURESOFINITIATIONSTORYINITIATIONSTORIESVARYINMANYWAYSWITHDIFFERENCESINTIMES,COUNTRIESANDAUTHORSHOWEVER,SOMEGENERALFEATURESOFTHISLITERARYGENRECANBESUMMEDUPINTHEWORKSTOBEWORTHYOFTHATNAME,INITIATIONSTORYFIRST,FROMTHEANGLEOFTHECONTENT,THENOVELISABOUTTHEINITIATIONTHEME,THATIS,ITTAKESTHEPROTAGONI
28、STSGROWTHASATHEMEGROWTHMEANSTHATTHEPROTAGONISTTENDSTOBECOMEMATUREAFTERHEHASEXPERIENCEDSOMEIMPORTANTEVENTSWHICHHAVEEVERLASTINGEFFECTTHERESULTOFBILDUNGSROMANISABOUTTHEPROTAGONISTSMATURITYTHEPROTAGONISTACQUIRESRECOGNITIONABOUTSELF,LIFEANDSOCIETYAFTEREXPERIENCINGSUFFERINGSANDORDEALSTHEPROTAGONISTSGROWTH
29、ANDRECOGNITIONEITHERFROMTHEPOSITIVEORNEGATIVEASPECTS,BUTTHEIRROLESCANNOTBENEGLECTEDSECOND,FROMTHESTRUCTURALANGLEOFTHENOVEL,THEBASICSTRUCTUREOFBILDUNGSROMANOFTENFALLSINTOAPATTERNINNOCENCETEMPTATIONLEAVINGFROMHOMEPERPLEXITYORDEALSLOSSOFINNOCENCEEPIPHANYGAININGMATURITYTHEPROCESSISALSOCALLEDHISPSYCHOLOG
30、ICALGROWTHTHEINNOCENTPROTAGONIST,WHOBEGINSTOFEELDISSATISFIEDWITHHISSURROUNDINGS,STRUGGLESFORIDENTITY,MATURATION,ANDPOSITIONHELEAVESHOME,BUTFEELSALIENATEDANDPUZZLEDTHROUGHOUTTHECOURSEOFGROWTH,THEPROTAGONISTCOMESTOHAVEANEWRECOGNITIONABOUTHIMSELFANDHISSOCIETYHEACHIEVESAKINDOFREALIZATIONTHROUGHEPIPHANYT
31、HENULTIMATELY,HERETURNSHOMEANDGAINSHISMATURITYGREATEXPECTATIONSISABILDUNGSROMAN,EXPLORINGTHEGROWTHOFACOMMONBOYFROMINNOCENCETOMATURITYPIPFINALLYACHIEVESAFULLUNDERSTANDINGOFLIFEAFTERHEGOESTHROUGHMANYORDEALS,WHICHISEXTREMELYSIGNIFICANTNOTONLYFORPIP,BUTALSOFORTHEWHOLENOVELASAFAMOUSBILDUNGSROMANIIITHEGRO
32、WTHOFPIPAPIPSINITIATIONEXPERIENCEATTHEBEGINNING,PIPISASEVENYEAROLDORPHANLIVINGINTHECRUELTYANDVIOLENCEOFHISSISTERANDINTHEEXHORTATIONSOFUNCLEPUMBLECHOOKSOPIPISTIMIDANDSENSITIVEHOWEVER,JOE,ABLACKSMITH,HISBROTHERINLAWWHOISALSOAVICTIMOFMRSJOESTEMPER,TAKESGOODCAREOFHIMHETREATSPIPASHISFRIENDANDGIVESHIMSINC
33、ERITYANDCOMFORTALTHOUGHTHEYARENOTWEALTHY,PIPWASINNOCENTANDKINDANDHISDREAMISBECOMINGABLACKSMITHLIKEHISBROTHERINLAWINTHEFUTURE,WHICHWILLINSUREHISLIFEONCHRISTMASEVE,PIPSITSONTHEGRAVESTONEOFHISPARENTSANDCRYING,SUDDENLYHEWASSEIZEDBYACONVICT,A“FEARFULMAN,ALLINCOARSEGREY,WITHAGREATIRONONHISLEFTLEG”2,CH18TH
34、ECONVICTMAGWITCHTHREATSHIMTOBRINGHIMFOODANDAFILEDESPITEHISFEAR,HETREATSMAGWITCHWITHKINDNESSEVENACKNOWLEDGEDTHEPOLICEARESEARCHINGFORCONVICT,PIPWORRIESFORHIMHESAIDTOJOE,“IHOPE,JOE,WESHANTFINDTHEM”9THISREVEALSTHATPIPISINNOCENTHENOTONLYLOVESJOEWHOLOVESHIMMUCH,BUTALSOCARESABOUTTHOSEWHOAREINTROUBLEPIPSINN
35、OCENCEANDHISLOVEFORJOEAREALSOREVEALEDTHROUGHHISINNERCONFLICTABOUTWHETHERHESHOULDTELLHETHEFTTOHISREALFRIENDJOEORNOTMYSTATEOFMINDREGARDINGTHEPILFERINGFROMWHICHIHADBEENSOUNEXPECTEDLYEXONERATED,DIDNOTIMPELMETOFRANKDISCLOSUREBUTILOVEDJOEPERHAPSFORNOBETTERREASONINTHOSEEARLYDAYSTHANBECAUSETHEDEARFELLOWLETM
36、ELOVEDHIMAND,ASTOHIM,MYINNERSELFWASNOTSOEASILYCOMPOSEDTHEFEAROFLOSINGJOESCONFIDENCE,ANDOFTHENCEFORTHSITTINGINTHECHIMNEYCORNERATNIGHTSTARINGDREARILYATMYFOREVERLOSTCOMPANIONANDFRIEND,TIEDUPMYTONGUEINAWORDIWASTOOCOWARDLYTODOWHATIKNEWTOBERIGHT,ASIHADBEENTOOCOWARDLYTOAVOIDDOINGWHATIKNEWTOBEWRONG10CH6HERE
37、WESEEAREALCHARACTERPIP,WHOISSIMPLEANDINNOCENT,TIMIDANDKINDHOWEVER,THEREISACHANGEINPIPSINNERHEARTAFTERBEINGINVITEDTOSATISHOUSE,WHEREHEENCOUNTERSMISSHAVISHAMANDHERADOPTEDDAUGHTER,ESTELLAPIPISLUCKILYINVITEDTOPLAYATSATISHOUSE,WHEREISEXACTLYASITWASYEARSAGOMISSHAVISHAMWASABANDONEDBYHERFIANCONHERWEDDINGDAY
38、,SOOVERTHEYEARSSHEHADBEENLIVINGONHERWEDDINGDAYTIMESEEMSSTATIONARYFORHERSHEALSOASKSHERADOPTEDDAUGHTERESTELLATOPLAYWITHPIPPIPFALLSINLOVEWITHBEAUTIFULANDARROGANTESTELLABUTESTELLAALWAYSMOCKSHIMFORHISCOARSEHANDSANDTHICKBOOSTWHENTHEYARETOGETHERDURINGTHETIMEOFGETTINGALONGWITHTHERICH,PIPGRADUALLYLUREDBYTHEU
39、PPERCLASS,ANDBEGANTOHATEHISCOARSEHANDSANDTHICKBOOST,BEGANTOASHAMEDTOFACETHEWORLD,ASHAMEDOFHISOWNIGNORANCEOFTHEWORLDANDSHALLOWLATE,HEBECOMESTHEAPPRENTICEOFJOE,THEBLACKSMITH,HISEARLYDEARFRIENDBUTNOWPIPEVENTHINKSHISOLDFRIENDISSHALLOWASHAMEDOFHIMINHISBOTTOMHEARTONEDAY,THELAWYEROFMISSHAVISHAM,MRJAGGERS,T
40、ELLSPIPTHATAPERSON,WHOREFUSEDTOGIVEHISNAME,ISPAYINGFORHIMANDWANTSHIMTOGOTOLONDONTOBECOMEANUPPERCLASSGENTLEMAN“MORNINGMADEACONSIDERABLEDIFFERENCEINMYGENERALPROSPECTOFLIFE,ANDBRIGHTENEDITSOMUCHTHATITSCARCELYSEEMEDTHESAME”11PIPSDESIRETOIMPROVEHISSOCIALSTARTSISINCREASINGLYINTENSE,ASARESULT,HEISNOLONGERA
41、SINNOCENTASBEFORE,HEDEPARTEDFROMHISINHERITGOODNATUREPIPLEAVESTHEHOMETOWN,ANDGOESTOTHEDESIRABLEMETROPOLISLONDONHEBEGINSTOENTERTHEGENTLEMANSOCIETY,ANDMAKESFRIENDSWITHTHEMASSUCH,PIPSEGOGROWSTREMENDOUSLYANDHELOOKSDOWNUPONHISCOMMONBUTKINDANDLOYALFRIENDSFROMHISCHILDHOODJOEANDBIDDYSINCETHEN,PIPLOSTHISORIGI
42、NALSIMPLEANDVIRTUE,ANDPICKSUPABADHABITOFDUDEINLONDON,PIPLIVESALIFEOFUPPERCLASSHISVANITYMAKESHIMARROGANTANDSELFISHWHENJOEGETSTOLONDONFROMCOUNTRYTOINFORMHIMOFMISSHAVISHAMSMESSAGES,PIPISASHAMEDOFADMITTINGTHEIRRELATIONSHIPHEISTHINKING“IFICOULDHAVEKEPTHIMAWAYBYPAYINGMONEY,ICERTAINLYWOULDHAVEPAIDMONEY”12A
43、TTHISPOINT,THEPERSONWHOISFACEDOFJOENOWISNOLONGERTHEFORMERPIP,ANDPOORJOEISEMBARRASSEDBECAUSEOFPIPSINDIFFERENT“COURTESY”ANDHISOWNINABILITYTOFIND“ASUITABLEPLACETOPUTHISHAT”JOEEVENCALLSPIP“SIR”,WHICHINDICATESTHEDISTANCEBETWEENJOEANDPIPTHEYARENOLONGERINTIMATELIKEBEFOREINLONDON,ALTHOUGHPIPBECOMESAGENTLEMA
44、N,HEISLESSANDLESSCONFIDENT,FORHEBEGINSTOEXAMINEHISOWNCONSCIENCEHOWEVER,EVERYTHINGISCHANGEDWHENPIPSBENEFACTORISAPPEAREDHEISNOONEBUTTHECONVICTMAGWITCHPIPSCHANGEINHISATTITUDETOWARDSMAGWITCHISASIGNIFICANTSYMBOLOFHISREGAININGCONSCIENCEMAGWITCHSUNEXPECTEDRETURNFROMABROADISLIKEABOLTFROMTHEBLUECRUSHEDPIPSGO
45、LDDREAM,WHICHMAKESHIMREALIZEDTHATHISBENEFACTORISNOTMISSHAVISHAMBUTTHECONVICTHEONCEHELPEDANDMISSHAVISHAMISNOTINTENDTOBESTOWESTELLAONHIMATALLTHISMATTER,LIKEALIGHTNING,MAKESHIMRECOVERYINMORAL,MAKESHIMREALIZETHATHEHASREBELLEDAGAINSTJOEANDHISGOODNATUREANDBECOMESTHESIGNIFICANTMILESTONESOFTHEMATURITYOFPIPP
46、IPREALIZESTHATALLHISGREATEXPECTATIONSAREBUILTUPONTHEMONEYFROMACONVICTANDTHENCHANGESHISVIEWONTHESOCIALSTATUSNOWHEBECOMESDISAPPOINTED,HEISNOLONGERSNOBBISHORARROGANTAFTERAFIERCEFIGHTINHISCONSCIENCE,PIPREALIZESMAGWITCHISIMPORTANTFORHIMHECANNOTABANDONHIMWHENPIPLEARNSTHATMAGWITCHRISKSHISLIFERETURNINGTOENG
47、LANDTOSEETHEGENTLEMANMADEBYHIM,HETAKESCAREOFMAGWITCHTHOUGHHEDISLIKESHIMBECAUSEMAGWITCHLOOKSFRIGHTENINGANDALSOHELPSHIMFINDACOVERTPLACETOAVOIDBEINGDISCOVEREDBYOTHERSANDPLANSTOSENDHIMABROADTOHELPHIMESCAPEGRADUALLYHEKNOWSTHATESTELLAISTHEDAUGHTEROFMRJAGGERSHOUSEKEEPERANDMAGWITCHHOWEVER,THEPLANTOSMUGGLEMA
48、GWITCHISFAILEDFORTHEYAREDISCOVEREDBYCOMPEYSON,THERIVALOFMAGWITCH,ANDMAGWITCHWASCAUGHTBYPOLICETHENHEWILLBEBROUGHTTOCOURTWHENMAGWITCHISINJAIL,PIPKEEPSINTOUCHWITHHIMANDVISITSHIMREGULARLYSOONAFTERMAGWITCHDIES,PIPBECOMESSERIOUSLYILLTHEREFOREJOECOMESTOLONDONTOCAREFORHIM,ANDPAYOFFHISDEBTSDURINGTHETIME,PIPF
49、EELSREMORSEFORWHATHEHASDONETOJOEBEFOREANDTHEYBECOMEINTIMATEAGAINWHENPIPISSICKWHENPIPISGOINGONWELL,JOEFEELSDISTANTANDLEAVESLONDONFORCOUNTRYTHISTIME,PIPGOESONTHEROADOFRETURNINGHOMETOWNAFTERJOELEAVESANDNOWHEISNOLONGERARROGANTORASHAMEDTHROUGHTHEEXPERIENCE,PIPGROWSUPTOLEARNTHEMEANINGOFFRIENDSHIPANDLOVEANDBECOMESAREALGENTLEMANINMORALBPIPSJOURNEYAWAYFROMHOMEPIPSLEAVINGHOMEANDCHANGEINHISCHARACTERARENOTHAPPENEDNATURALLY,BUTLUREDBYOTHERSANDSURROUNDINGSWHENPIPISACHILD,HEONLYDREAMSOFBECOMINGABLACKSMITHLIKEJOEATTHISPERIOD,HEDOESNTREALIZEHOWCOARSEHISHAN
