We first worked through some of Dickens' obscure allusions and then addressed Dickens' metaphor describing Pip's self-deception in rationalizing his decision to not visit Joe during his visit to his hometown. We further noted Pip's fairy tale delusion seeing himself as a knight in shining armor saving Estella , a princess. Kaitlin did well noting how while Estella is haughty and cruel she is at least honest with Pip adjuring him to place his affections elsewhere as she has been created and raised to be "soulless and heartless" by Miss Havisham. We further explored Miss Havisham's definition of love and PIp's failure to recognize the difference between love and obsession .