Great Expectations

Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.
What is Pip referring to?
How has this day altered him?
How has Pip's character developed on this "memorable day?"
Think of a memorable day in your life that began your "chain." How can the formation of your character or the person you are now be traced back to one life-altering day? Write two paragraphs. The first paragraph should discuss Pip's experience and the second paragraph should describe your own personal experiences.

Within this quote from the book Great Expectations Pip explains how one out of many memorable moments can alter your life drastically. The chain Pip discribes is the chain links formed by how you live your life whether they are gold (rich), thorns (ruff), or flowers (happy and joyful) links. This day has altered his perspective of himself and life. He no longer wanted to be Joe's apprentice for he had become inlove with Estella and knew once he was apprenticed to Joe he would no longer see Estella as much. Pip's character began to change emensly after this day. He grew more mature and understanding, and more emotional and feeling. In the beginning of Chapter 14, Pip says "Within a single year all this was changed. Now, it was all coarse and common, and I would not have had Miss Havisham and Estella see it on my account." which clearly shows that Pip's perspective has been altered since that day.
The memorable day in my life that began my "chain" was when i was 10 years old when my dad had his head injury. Life after that was never the same. My dad was a completely different person and to this day i dont remember what he was like before his injury. This accident caused many changes in my life and changed my perspective on how life works. After his accident, many unpredictable changes have occured. life is unpredictable in many ways and brings new experiences, bad or good, along the way. life is unfair and is short so enjoying the small things in life brings new meaning to your views of life and might make you more optomistic on what lifes got to give. This is clearly different from what i thought before the accident. i was oblivious to what happened in the real world and of the pain and suffering people go through. But after that day, my mind was opened to what really happens and i now am more understanding of the suffering that some people may come across in life.