We discussed how the interior of Miss Havisham's home with its dark decay ,spiders and mice mirrors Miss Havisham's character evidenced by her goading Estella to "Break their hearts..have no mercy." Pip's character change was also analyzed . He has become ashamed of both his home and his best friend and "father figure" ,Joe. Marcel located textual support evidencing this character change and offered interesting observations about Pip as narrator who looking back on his life describes Joe as if Joe were no longer alive, suggesting the narrator is perhaps quite old . As the novel contains so many interesting historical references, we also examined Miss Havisham's gift of 25 gold guineas . This point of the story likely takes place in 1819 ,yet in 1817 these coins were removed from circulation. Marcel at first questioned the timeline but quickly realized how Miss Havisham ,a recluse, could in fact, still have these coins in her possession years after they were no longer used. We further discussed the legalities of "indentures' for apprentices and noted Dickens' ongoing satire of the judicial system evidenced by the inattentive "sleeping " judges who formalize PIp's indenture to Joe. We last looked at the new characters who make a minor appearance at this juncture but who will return later. As such,Marcel placed their distinguishing characteristics in his notes for future reference. For homework, due Thursday, read chapters 18 and 19 and answer study guide questions on the reading.