Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.
In this quote found at the end of chapter nine, Pip is saying that without one critical event, all of the events that followed in his life would not have been the same. He uses chains of gold and flowers to represent his path of life that gradually builds day by day. Visiting Ms. Havisham's changed Pips whole perspective on life. After that day he wanted different things for himself and saw himself in a different light. After this chapter Pip becomes much less innocent in his thinking, and he is ashamed of himself. He wants nothing more than to be important and to be a gentleman. Before visiting Ms. Havisham's Pip looked up to Joe, and it seamed like he wanted to be like him. Now that he has seen a better and more advanced way of living life, he looks at Joe as someone less fortunate and honorable, though he still loves him.
One day that altered my life was the first day of middle school. Going into middle school I didn't have any classes with my friends from Elementary School and so throughout the week I branched out and made all new ones. It was really hard for me at first to lose relationships I had built for so long and I miss those friends a lot, but I love the group of friends I have now. Without them, I would be no where near the person I am today.
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