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.
Pip is saying that a chain of iron or gold, flowers or thorns is like your life. Each link makes up a day, where a good day would equal a flower or gold in the link, and a bad day would equal a thorn or iron link. By becoming an apprentice to Joe, something he doesn't want to do because it makes him "common", it puts a thorn or iron link on his life. Because of Pip's change of heart, no longer wanting to learn this trade, it shows a significant turning point in the book. From chapters 1-9 Pip is content with Joe's compainonship but in cahpters 10-16 he lets what Miss Havisham say shame him. By Dickens making Pip feel this relatively new emotion of shame, the reader tends to like Pip less. I no longer want to root for him as he struggles through the hardships of his life because he was so easily influenced.
One time that was deffinately a thorn in my life was when my parents got divorced. I am pretty sensative on the subject and have passionate opinions about it and i have very cynical views on marriage and parenthood. I can be overly critical and extremely jealous of people that were raised by two parents. Sometimes I feel like it was my fault and blame myself, and other times I feel cheated of a normal childhood. No matter what I do with my life or who I become, having my parents get divorced is one thing that will always be a part of me.
Alena
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