#bentley drummle

[hyodyton]

[hoyanes]

Old sketches of Pip and Bentley fighting

[great-ex-side-blog-else]

[indiglosure]

deeply unserious book

[105nt]

I am finding the new Great Expectations a little hard to swallow, so went back for some sugar to help it down.

[hyodyton]

My GE modern au

The plot is adjusted for modernity.... The secret benefactor whom Pip accidentally saved from the police in his childhood. Now he secretly sponsors Pip, transforming him into a "gentleman" through money, education, and connections. Through the London lawyer Jaggers, Pip gains access to a discretionary trust

-the money does not go directly to Pip, only approved expenses are covered (university, accommodation, clothing, internships)

-there is a monthly allowance, but major expenditures require Jaggers’s approval

-Pip ofc does not know who the benefactor is (and ofc, he thinks it's Miss Havisham)

- His sister doesn't die

- Biddy is his neighbor and tutor. In a sense, a childhood friend

-Drummle and Estella eventually get married, but he gets into a car accident while he was with his mistress. According to the terms of their marriage contract, Estelle leaves him financially devastated.Now he's learning to walk again, literally. Lmao.

- Estella is doing well.

-Pip’s foolish mind released Estella sooner, for I desired it thus

[hyodyton]

Estella and Drummle - mutual toxic exploitation.

Under cut, my thoughts

I love Estella, and I’ve always found it fascinating to think about her in different terms - for instance, about her subjectivity, both in her own eyes and in the eyes of others.

Pip and Drummle perceive her as an object: one through the lens of his vanity, the other through romantic fantasies and the embodiment of his “great expectations.” She is a valuable and esthetically pleasing trophy. Both use Estella as a mirror for their own self‑love: her inner world simply does not exist for them.

Herbert sees her as a person, even though he finds her unpleasant. He feels pity for her, but he doesn't seek intimacy with her. His warnings to Pip are not driven by malice, but rather by concern.

The way Miss Havisham perceives Estella is something even more painful, complex, and traumatic. The crucial point is that, this time, Estella herself cares. I’m convinced that between them there was still a peculiar tenderness mixed with resentment-a shared wound, something Miss Havisham died with and something Estella went on living with.

[hyodyton]

i really adore how you draw charles dickens pip sm, can you please make him smile happily

gosh. I never realized how constantly grumpy he is. But I guess that’s just who he is - he’s quite the complex fellow. anyway, mission: make him happy. status: partially successful. he smiled once.

I occasionally ponder just how miserable his early days in Hammersmith must’ve felt. Sure, Herbert’s father is a decent sort and a proper teacher, but the domestic atmosphere? Let’s just say it could use some serious improvement. Small wonder Herbert and Pip moved in together pronto.