How does Dickens create sympathy for Pip in the opening section (first 2 Chapters) of Great Expectations?
Well the book opens with Pip by the grave of his parents and siblings on Christmas Eve. He is then accosted by a convict who forces him to agree to bring back food and tools. You are then introduced to Pip’s sister and guardian who is a domineering and unkind woman. All of this gives the reader a sense that Pip has had a hard life, and still does, while being still a young child. I really would suggest you read this book, it is well worth it. I first read it while studying my A-levels and it took me a little while to get into it but once I did I loved it. I still class it as my favourite book of all time.
