Pip Quotation

   In this quotation, Pip is showing that at this point in his childhood, he changed his outlook on the kind-hearted fool Joe. Up until this point, Pip looks up to Joe, yet when Estella condescendingly comments on Pip's coarse hands and thick boots Pip realizes that there is a better life held within the upper class. This thought becomes that which makes him think of Joe in a different light. It's not that Pip doesn't like Joe anymore, it's just that he now feels somewhat indifferent towards him. Developing from his original ideals of Joe, he now feels disappointed of Joe and who he is; and he wants to aviod becoming similar to Joe. I believe generally readers feel that this change in Pip is a negative one. I think it is inevitable to enjoy the character Joe, so as a reader I certainly didn't like this change in Pip. This quote is a certain turning point for Pip, he has grown to want more for himself, he wants to become one of the aristocrats. This is the first link in the chain, the day he realizes this other life he strives for.

   As a kid I always loved art projects, whether it was drawing, painting, pastels, etc. I spent the next eight years trying to get really good at drawing. I got know my uncle (whose an artist) and he helped me a lot. I ended up joining an online art sharing website, where you could explore all sorts of different types of art. One branch that I really became interested in was photography. I talked to my other uncle (a great photographer) as often as I saw him about photography, different cameras, etc. The idea of being able to capture things that intrigued my eyes really latched on to me. When I learn something new, I always like learning the "traditional" method first, and when it came to my mind I had no doubt that I would choose film over digital. So I guess I could look back and say that the first link to this was the day I held a pencil. Or, on a much more broad spectrum, when I was born.