2) We see the adult Pip as narrator peeking in with the line "I have an affection for the road yet (though it is not so pleasant a road as it was then), formed in the impressibility of untried youth and hope" (222) What does this line suggest about the story yet to be told?
The description of Wemmick's home has always reminded me of the scene from Mary Poppins where the Admiral across the street blasts off his cannon every day at the same time.....funny! What does it remind you of?
3) What do you notice about the differences between Wemmick at work and Wemmick at home? Why do you think he is so insistant about keeping the two places separate?
3) Mr. Wemmick at work and Mr. Wemmick at home are too very different people. At work Mr. Wemmick is very businesslike and he has been found “to be a dry man” (167). However at home he is kind and cheerful. At home he spends his time taking care of his father and he is his own “engineer, [his] own carpenter, and [his] own gardener” (206). Wemmick's father describes their house as “a pretty pleasure- ground... for the people's enjoyment” (207).
ReplyDeleteThe reason for the two very different sides of Mr. Wemmick is because he is completely comfortable at home and can be himself there. I know that at home I am most comfortable and can be myself without hiding any of my emotions, so I think that Mr. Wemmick is the same way. At work however, he believes he must be businesslike. He considers his place of work to be a serious place so he finds no need to be cheerful. Mr. Wemmick believes that it is important to seperate work from home because he wants to enjoy time at home without thinking about work. We often will worry about our work at home and that takes away from time with the family so I think that it is good that Mr. Wemmick separates the two.