skit prep

One scene I would like to perform is when Pip first meets Miss Havisham and Estella- where he walks into their house and she asks him to play. I think it would be funny for the people acting it out and for the class to watch. Another scene that would be funny is to do when Mrs. Joe and Joe are introduced- where she gets the "Tickler" and there's brief dialogue. The final scene I think would be entertaining to do is when Miss Havisham catches on fire- I'm not sure how well that could be performed but if we could pull it off it would be awesome. :)

Question pertaining to Great Expectations.

In chapter 37, I do not understand the deal Wemmick and Pip are making, and the deal with Clarriker's house. The passage- "At length, the thing being done, and he having that day entered Clarriker's house, and he having talked to me for a whole evening in a flush of pleasure and success, I did really cry in good earnest when I went to bed, to think that my great expectations had done some good to somebody." It seems as if the chapter was significant, and I guess my mind did some wondering while reading it. Anyone care to explain what's going on?

Great Expectations-photo

http://www.jvwisdom.com/uploads/images/ladder.gif
The ladder is supposed to signify Pip's experience in society; he recognizes the fact that he has to "climb" up the social ladder to feel significant and worthy. The ladder represents once Pip arrives in London. He is thrust into high society and has difficulty trying to be proper and have manners, which Mr. Pocket kindly helps him correct. The ladder also shows his struggle: at the bottom (working with Joe) he was ashamed of who he was and was constantly striving to be at the top, where he could be respected and appreciated by Ms. Havisham and hopefully for Estella. At this point in the book, Pip would be somewhere in between on the ladder: not yet at the highest point in society but not at the bottom where Joe and Biddy would stand. We've seen Pip develop up to this point with education and manners. Overall, I think the ladder is a metaphor for Pip's struggle in the Victorian society.