The point of view throughout this passage is first person; the reader is given Pip’s thoughts and his interactions with the other characters. Through this point of view, we can imagine the terror that Pip is feeling when Magwitch threatens him to slit his throat. “I was dreadfully frightened, and so giddy that I clung to him with both hands, and said, ‘If you would kindly please to let me keep upright, sir, perhaps I shouldn’t be sick, and perhaps I could attend more.’” The conversation between Pip and Magwitch bring embodies the full characterization of their characters. Through the use of imagery, style and point of view, Charles Dickens effectively portrays the two characters in this scene. Even though the passage is short and contains little action, Dickens uses these specific literary devices to expertly craft the two main characters. These devices also allow the reader to make inferences as to who the characters are and some background information about them. As a whole, Dickens’ use of colorful images and aspects of mid-1800’s Victorian England fortify the characteristics of both Pip and Magwitch
The point of view throughout this passage is first person; the reader is given Pip’s thoughts and his interactions with the other characters. Through this point of view, we can imagine the terror that Pip is feeling when Magwitch threatens him to slit his throat. “I was dreadfully frightened, and so giddy that I clung to him with both hands, and said, ‘If you would kindly please to let me keep upright, sir, perhaps I shouldn’t be sick, and perhaps I could attend more.’” The conversation between Pip and Magwitch bring embodies the full characterization of their characters. Through the use of imagery, style and point of view, Charles Dickens effectively portrays the two characters in this scene. Even though the passage is short and contains little action, Dickens uses these specific literary devices to expertly craft the two main characters. These devices also allow the reader to make inferences as to who the characters are and some background information about them. As a whole, Dickens’ use of colorful images and aspects of mid-1800’s Victorian England fortify the characteristics of both Pip and Magwitch