During our first segment, Marcel discussed and took notes on the novel's overarching theme that money and arbitrary social class distinctions do not create moral character . I discussed how in the bildungsroman , the main character becomes aware of his true identify ,and pointed out parallels between incidents in the novel wherein a lack of authenticity is parodied as a literary foil to PIp's similar pose as "an upper class gentleman" . We then analyzed the difference between Pip's relationship with Estella and the more healthy relationships between Herbert and Clara and Wemmick and Ms. Skiffiins, noting how Herbert is willing to marry Clara despite her lower class upbringing. As both Wemmick and Clara care for elderly parents, we then focused on the contrasting relationship between Estella and her adopted mother ,Miss Havisham. We took parts and read aloud the vicious argument between the two wherein Miss Havisham at last realizes she has created in Estella a monster who is not even capable of loving or having any feelings for her own mother. During our next segment, we reviewed Marcel's research on the Victorian criminal justice system which he will integrate into one of his final essays on the novel. I distributed material on proper MLA citations and discussed how to properly cite his research in the essay and in the Works Cited page. Last, we completed reviewing the SAT practice test Marcel worked on last week. I provided instruction on grammatical issues where needed such as using consistent tenses within a sentence and maintaining parallel structure. For homework, read chapters 42 and 43, complete study guide work, and prepare MLA citations for research.