The Mist

"The mist was heavier yet...and a flourish of his tail." (15)

In Great Expectations Charles Dickens uses the mist of the marshes to represent mystery as well as danger. Pip has a handful of dangerous encounters in "the mist" which gives it an extremely negative connotation. An example of one experience that takes place in the mist is when Pip is almost murdered. Ever since Pip was a child Joe's day worker, Doldge Orlick was always harassing Pip. However, later on in life the harassment developed into attempted murder. Although no one was killed, Pip's sister, Mrs. Joe, was forced to face serious trauma and became a mute.

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