Week 9 - My Great Expectations - Part 2

Well, I must say that I really got involved in the 2nd half of Great Expectations. Whereas, before I found it difficult reading, this week I almost couldn't put the book down. Just goes to show you that as long as you don't give up on a story, it may turn out to be a gem! Ok, I know that's not always the case, but it sure was this time.

I was a little disappointed at first to see Biddy and Joe together because the whole time I was reading the story I was hoping that Pip and her would end up together, but I realize that Dickens could not do that and still convey the moral he was establishing. Biddy and Joe really did belong together.

I am glad Dickens chose to rewrite the last chapter too. Even though it seems to leave open only a small possibility of Pip & Estella getting together, it's still better than the original with no hope at all!

My favorite part was when Miss Havisham and Pip both realized how their treament of others was wrong and how each of them corrected it in the end.