The Turning Point

Dear readers,

As we all know Pip had a very horrific time working at Satis House. From spending time with Miss Havisham and Estella, Pip has started to feel very self conscious about his living condition and what he will grow up to be. Before he worked for Miss Havisham he was exceptionally excited to be apprenticed to Joe. But after Estella put him down and and call him "common". After this is his turning point. He only wants to be a gentleman, ultimately to empress Estella. I think Pip's changes are very hurtful to his life because he will lose most of the people he loves to heighten his social standing. In the last sentence of chapter 9 Pip is trying to have the reader relate to him and understand why he wants to, or must, change and get the general understanding of what Estella and Miss Havisham have turning him into.

Just like my Boo Radley School was my turning point. At a young age I realized that work and learning is important and life all isn't just about playing house, and sliding down the slide on the playground. At that point I knew that they had to be balanced to have a happy and successful life. This all started while my sister was telling me about her work and how hard she worked in college to get to this wonderful job. She told me the key was to work very hard and take challenging classes but also to take classes that were relaxing and fun to work in. I have tried to keep this balance to this very day by taking advanced Math and Honors English while taking Drama as a fun and entertaining class.

Love, Amaya