For chapter 1 I thought the quote "As I never saw my father or my mother...my first fancies regarding what they were like were unreasonably derived from their tombstones." (pg. 1) was interesting. This shows what an imaginative boy the main character was. He takes the time to sit there and ponder what his parents can look like and make decisions on his own.
For chapter 2 I chose "I may truly say I've never had this apron of mine off, since born you were." (pg. 8) as an important fact in the book, it seems, and even in real life. Children are no walk in the park and the main characters sister found this out, though it was quite unwillingly on her part.
For chapter 3 I thought the quote "In all of which particulars he was very like the dog." (pg. 17) the most interesting comparison between human and animal. With this thought though you can easily see how ravenous the man was but also see that the boy was thoughtful as well.
For chapter 4 I thought the quote "...be grateful, boy to them which brought you up by hand." (pg. 23) interesting to see that that thought is still used today. Respect was what they were talking about at the time and I found it quite amusing how I could see myself being in a conversation of a similar thought today.
For chapter 5 I chose "Then, the ends of the torches were flung hissing into the water, and went out, as if it were all over with him." (pg. 36) because Pip once again shows quite a comparison between a live human being to something else.
For chapter 6 I thought the quote "In a word, I was too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong." (pg. 37) was a very thoughtful insight. Not only for Pip in this case though, but also that is a very good explanation of how many of us act when we do something wrong.
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