Chapter 5:

As Pip exit’s through the door, the soldiers come in asking for Joe’s assistants to mend the handcuffs. Meanwhile, Mr Pumblechook presents himself as the man in charge. Mrs. Gargary offers the sergeant some brandy but Mr Pumblechook asks him to take wine instead. Once Joe had fixed the handcuffs the sergeant says that there were 2 escaped convicts they were going to look for at dusk. Joe, Pip and Mr Wopsle go to help. They find the convicts who start an argument amongst themselves. Joe and Pip see the prison ships come and go for the 2 convicts and they head off home.

Chapter 6:

He is relieved about how ‘his convict’ didn’t grass him up while walking home.

Chapter 7:

Pip stands where his parents and his siblings graves are. He goes back home and his ‘parents’ sends him to Mr Wopsle’s great aunt’s evening school. Pip writes a letter to Joe about how much he loves him. The only thing Joe is able to read is his name. Then Joe goes into detail about how his father isn’t a nice guy but still defended him. Why? Joe then talks about how Mrs Joe is a master-mind and he isn’t as she controls him. Mr Pumblechook then tells Mr and Mrs Joe that Miss Havisham wants to play with Pip. Miss Havisham is rich.