Pip et Moi

Pip is refering to his relationship with Miss Havisham and the lies that surround it.  His relationship with Joe also grew and he feels he can trust him more. Pid matured a little.  He learned about trust from Joe and feels better about his lower class.  He also knows more about upper classes and the more privilaged people such as Estella. The chain that started was his friendship with Miss Havisham which leads to him standing up to his sister and Mr. Pumblechook by fabricating a story about his day.  He is learning to protect himself but still hasn't let go of all his fear.  This new maturity is very positive because later in the book, he challenges the "young gentleman" which shows his new confidence.  He changes back to his old ways again though when at the beginning of Chapter 11 he worries about the boy coming after him.

One thing that started the "chain" in my life was the birth of my siblings, Devan and Sara.  Before their birth, my mom had read in her parenting books that if there was an older child, the baby/babies should be away from the mother so the child could go strait to their parent without being jealous.  My mom made sure that the babies were no where near her when I visited that night.  When I walked in, I took one look at my mom and asked "where are my babies?"  This started my love for my siblings.  My parents always said it was good that there were to of them because I would have killed them with love otherwise.  I thought everything came in twos and carried two baby dolls and a briefcase around preschool just like my mom.  They were always refered to as "Baby Devan" and "Baby Sara"  and we have been extremely close.  Having two people around the house so close to my age taught me to respect different people and their opinions, sharing and they challenge me to be a better person by pointing out my flaws.  I have learned to have greater love and how to tolerate them no matter how annoying they can be when I'm trying to do homework.  I wouldn't trade them for anything, they mean the world to me.