Great Expectations: Pip's Encounter in the Graveyard

• The narrator's family name is Pirrip, but he could only pronounce Pip as a child, and continues to be called Pip
• Pip is an orphan raised by his sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, who is married to the local blacksmith
• Years before the main narrative, Pip lived in the marsh country, near the river, about 20 miles from the sea

Encounter in the Churchyard

• Pip is alone in the churchyard, where he is confronted by a scary man who jumps out from behind the graves
• The man is wearing rough grey clothes and has a large iron shackle on his leg, has no hat, broken shoes, and a rag tied around his head
• The man grabs Pip by the chin, and threatens to cut his throat
• The scary man demands to know Pip's name and where he lives

The Man's Demands

• Pip points out where his village is to the scary man
• The man turns Pip upside down and empties Pip's pockets, finding only a piece of bread
• The man then asks Pip where his parents are buried and with whom he lives
• Pip says he lives with his sister, the wife of Joe Gargery the blacksmith
• Upon hearing the word "blacksmith," the man takes Pip by the arms and demands Pip steal a metal file and some food
• Pip is to bring these items to the old gun placements early the next morning
• The scary man threatens to cut Pip's heart out if he disobeys or tells anyone
• The scary man says that he is not alone, and that there is a young man whom he is hiding who isn't kind
• Pip promises to bring the file and food, wishing the man goodnight
• Pip runs home, away from the scary man at the churchyard

Pip, an orphan, is confronted in the churchyard by a scary, escaped convict. The convict, wearing rough grey clothes and an iron shackle, threatens Pip. He demands to know Pip's name and where he lives, as well as information about his parents.