Great Expectations

Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Stephanie Felix
Summary
Chapter 1
The main character, Philip Pirrip, is called Pip. He is an orphan who lives in the marsh country in England with his older sister, who is married to the blacksmith Joe. One night when Pip is in the churchyard where his parents are buried, he is surprised by a man dressed in rags with chains on his legs. The man is an escaped convict. The convict asks Pip some questions then demands that Pip bring him food and a file to cut off the chains.
Chapter 2
Pip is afraid not to do what the convict wants, so he goes to his sister’s house, gets some bread and butter and puts it is one leg of his pants, but he can’t leave right away because it is Christmas Eve. Pip calls his sister Mrs. Joe, and she is not very nice to him, but Joe the blacksmith is kind. Early the next morning, Pip goes to the pantry and gets some food for the convict then gets a file from Joe’s blacksmith shop and goes back to find the ...