Great Expectations

what causes pips fear when they stop for the night? how do readers learn that his fears are justified?

chpt 50-53

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Is it ch 53 you mean? The night is dark over the marsh; in the sky the moon is a deep red. Thick mists surround the limekiln to which Pip travels. He enters an abandoned stone quarry and suddenly finds his candle extinguished; a noose is thrown over his head in the darkness. He is bound tightly, and a gruff voice threatens to kill him if he cries out. A flint is struck, its flame illuminating Orlick’s wicked face. Sure, Orlick is a nasty guy out to get him. Pip knew this.

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Pip worries someone is following them

no when pip, Magwitch, Startop and Herbert set off for their journey and they stop for the night at that disgusting inn. i didn't understand why he had fear other than it was a nasty place.

Oh, at the filthy inn where they stop that night, a servant tells them of an ominous boat he has seen lingering near the inn; Pip worries that it could be either the police or Compeyson.