parts of the convict’s speech that show us this and say what they mean. Why do you think Dickens did this?
The convict speaks rudely with slang expressions and poor grammar, while Pip speaks politely and formally with correct grammar.
Convict’s speech:
Show us where you live
Show me where you live
Pint out the place
Point to the place
What fat cheeks you ha’ got
What fat cheeks you have got
I could eat ‘em
I could eat them
Now lookee here!
Listen well
Who d’ye live with – supposin’ I kindly let you live, which I han’t made up my mind about?
Who do you live with – assuming I generously allow you to live, something which I still have not decided
And you know what wittles is?
And do you know what wittles are?
You bring ‘em both to me
Bring them both to me
Dickens was trying to show the different backgrounds of the two characters and the different class of each character. (Magwich – lower working class criminal; Pip – educated middle class)