How does Pip feel about Biddy?

How does Pip feel about Biddy?

Pip seems to feel a natural attraction to Biddy, but his overpowering passion for Estella makes him use Biddy only as a means to an end, as a confidante and a teacher. Pip’s desire to elevate his social standing never leaves him; he even seeks to better his surroundings by trying to teach Joe to read.

Why does Pip claim that Biddy has done an injustice and an injury to him?

Pip’s claim that Biddy has done him an ‘injustice’ and an ‘injury’ is ironic because Pip has stayed away from Joe and Biddy and not helped them out in any way. He is actually being quite cruel to Biddy and doesn’t even thank her for caring for Mrs Joe.

What is Pip accuse Biddy?

Pip accuses Biddy of being envious of him, of possessing “a bad side of human nature.” Biddy tells him he can think what he wants, she will still do all she can for him and for the forge.

What does Biddy say after the funeral that hurts Pip’s feelings?

Biddy gives Pip milk and bread for the road and tells him she’s sorry if she hurt his feelings. Pip leaves the forge, promising to return soon. Guess what? The mists are rising.

When Pip becomes extremely ill who nursed him back to health?

Joe offers to take Pip into his home rather than see him be an orphan. When Mrs Joe goes on one of her ‘rampages’ with Pip, Joe is there to help him out. At the end of the novel, when Pip is ill, Joe nurses him back to health and pays off the money he owes in debts.

What is the relationship between Pip and Biddy now in Chapter 17?

Pip is instinctively protective of Biddy and doesn’t want Orlick to court her, even though Pip is unsure whether he wants to court her himself. He continues to waver in and out of ambition.

What does biddy ask of Pip what is his response?

Pip asks to hear the particulars of Mrs. Joe’s death and Biddy tells him her last words were “Joe,” “Pardon,” and “Pip.” Pip asks her about Orlick and hears that he is now working in the quarries and that he lurked by the forge the night Mrs. Joe died and still follows Biddy around.

What job does Biddy hope to get?

Biddy the Wife Pip decides that he is going to work with Joe as a blacksmith and that he will propose marriage to Biddy.