10 - Death of a Loved One

Pip returns from London disappointed, mostly in himself. He feels terrible for the way he treated Biddy and Joe. He has this feeling a lot but he never does anything about it. Again, he worries too much about his social standing and too little about what really matters in his life. He feels even worse because he feels being a bad influence to the kind and compassionate Herbert. The two work on finances until Pip receives news that his sister had died. Pip is surprisingly taken by the news and again heads to his hometown. I thought he would have been more sad when she became brain damaged instead of when she died since she hasn't been fully functional for many years. He now tries to mend his relationships with Joe and Biddy but both are very skeptical of him. He promises to visit often but Biddy doesn't believe him because he has been unable to keep his promises up to this point. Again, Pip walks into the mist and changes back into his other self and heads for London. However Pip has changed for the better as he does truly want to visit more often. As Pip is growing up, he is learning what really matters.