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Miss Havisham's Incident
In addition, the fire at Miss Havisham’s was an important incident to include, because Miss Havisham was filled with guilt for misleading Pip. In the story Miss Havisham allowed Pip to believe she was his benefactor, which gave Pip false hope that he could one day be married to the fair Estella. Miss Havisham was truly distraught when Pip became aware of the truth and ultimately lost Estella to another suitor. Showing the remorse for her actions allows the reader to think more critically about why she is so guilt ridden? Which is a good way to fins the symbolic meaning in the fire incident.
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