Chapter 5 starts of with the cliffhanger that happened at the end of chapter 4 with the soldiers standing outside where Pip was. Initially Pip believes that the soldiers are there for him but its is realised that they are just there for Joe, the blacksmith to fix their cuffs. After a conversation the soldiers reveal that they are there to look for 2 escaped convicts and Pip realises immediately that they were the same two that he met. Joe and Mr Wopsle then offer to accompany them and pip goes along with Joe. After a while, the soldiers find the convict which pip had grown accustomed to and arrest him. When they ask if he stole the food he says yes, therefore covering pips back and it shows some good in him. He is then arrested and the chapter abruptly ends.
Chapter 6 is a very short one and just goes over Pip’s thoughts regarding the arrest of the escaped convict and his return to where he lives in which he is very tired and returns home as if he was drunk.
Chapter 7 starts with Joe teaching Pip how to read and write with his first word being Joe. The conversation then delves into other topics including Joe’s family and his fathers drinking and abuse which Joe defends him about. They then start speaking about Joe and Mrs. Joe’s relationship and how they met while Pip seems slightly uncomfortable about.
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