Great Expectations pg 235, Nov. 16th

Pip goes home after a visit from Joe. On his way there in the coach he sits next to the convicts that he ran into in the cemetery. One of which he gave food to. In one of my most recent blogs I posted that the convicts would show up again later in the book. As you can see, the convicts did reappear later in the book. Pip gets off the coach the next stop and stays at a hotel. He reads the local paper in his room and reads that Pumblechook is taking an interest in him. In my opinion, I am surprised that his home town is even thinking about him. They did not treat him with high expectations.
Pip imagines himself being a knight in shining armor. He sees Estella and is astonished by how she has become a beautiful young woman. I am still surprised they still like each other after Pip moved to London. Pip thinks of himself as unworthy compared to Estella. When they are together he feels inadequate. Snapping at him and pushing him along to get closer to Estella is Miss Havisham.
He returns to London disappointed and goes to Herbert who tries to cheer him up. He tells him of how he is in Love with Estella, but he does not intend on marrying her. Herbert says that he too loves a girl named Clara who is his Fiancé, but he cannot marry her because of his penury lifestyle. Pip and Herbert go to the theatre where Wopsle is playing Hamlet. Pip takes Wopsle out to dinner where his mood remains the same.
The prison is probably not the best place for Pip when Wemmick takes him for a tour. Oddly enough Wemmick feels at home in the prison grounds. I ask myself why would he feel at home in a prison and why would he Bring Pip to a prison? He introduces him to a man who is sentenced to death by hanging.
Pip spends a lot of time with Estella in London. Pip wonders why Miss Havisham has not yet told people of their engagement. They both go and visit Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham encourages Estella to break up with Pip, and to keep breaking men’s hearts. The relationship between Estella and Miss Havisham is cold. They treat each other like ice. This confuses me because I thought they liked each other when Estella was living with her, but I guess not.