Great Expectations

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Themes of guilt and innocence run powerfully through this section, as Pip's adolescent mind wavers between right and wrong, between his desire to be good and his stark sense of evil. What things does Pip feel guilty about throughout the story so far?

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In Chapter Sixteen, the seemingly distant episode of Pip helping the convict on the marshes continues to haunt him, even as he tries to distance himself by becoming educated and he dreams of being Estella's gentleman. The shackles in this chapter remind Pip of the episode and bring back his shame and guilt to the point where Pip feels like he is partly responsible for his sister's injury.

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