Great Expectations - The first stage

In the novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, the main character Pip lives with his older sister and her husband Joe. Pip, who was raised "by hand" as his sister says, is very sensitive and thoughtful. At the end of chapter 9, Pip says, "Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the information of the first link on one memorable day." Pip is referring to how he lied to Joe, his sister and Mr. Pumblechook. Pip had been to Miss Havisham's house to play and this is the first day he met her and the first day that he met Estella. Estella was very cruel to him, and Miss Havisham was definitely strange. Pip was so concerned that nobody would understand what Miss Havisham or her home was like, and he was afraid of making her look bad... He wanted to protect her, so he lied about what happened at Miss Havisham's house, so that he could cover up how terrible Miss Havisham's was that day. This feeling of lying would soon lead to other things, like Pip being ashamed of his home life, and to him feeling so self conscious of what Estella and Miss Havisham would think of him, which makes Pip feel common and ignorant.

One memorable day that has started a "chain" effect, was when some friends and family began to notice that I have an eye for taking photographs. Ever since this day, it led to me thinking more artistically and more creatively with everything I do, especially photography. Since this time, I have bought a Nikon d3000, and I spend a lot of my time taking pictures. It's something that has added to my personality, and helped round my character. I can express myself through it, and it helps me to see things in a different way.