Second Stage...

As the second stage begins, I feel not much has happened. It is important though to recognize the connections between the characters and motifs. Such as when Pip first gets to London and goes to the house he will be staying at for the night and he runs into the pale young gentleman once again. He teaches Pip manners he has yet to learn which goes along with the motif of becoming a gentleman. Also Herbert tells the story of Miss Havisham and why she is a creepy old lady who doesn't see daylight and wears the same old wedding gown everyday. He explains that her husband to be leaves her a letter calling off the marriage and only wanted her for the money. It wraps up part of the mystery of Miss Havisham but leaves Pip with even more mysterious questions. This all goes along with the motif of mystery.

In the middle of stage one Pip cannot come up with an answer of why Miss Havisham is a loony woman. She is very mysterious because she does not give any explanations to why she acts the way she does. While Herbert tells her story he gets his answers but gets more mystery as well. Along with this motif, becoming a gentleman is brought up over and over. As he learns manners and other gentleman ways he is becoming the gentleman he so hoped he would become one day. The more he learns of these ways the more condescending and rude his character is.