Quote 1
I had heard of Miss Havisham up town—everybody for miles round, had heard of Miss Havisham up town—as an immensely rich and grim lady who lived in a large and dismal house barricaded against robbers, and who led a life of seclusion. (7.80)
Pip’s hometown is socially stratified. He lives in the “village,” and Miss Havisham lives “up town.” Apart from reminding us of a certain Billy Joel song, this delineation between the wealthy and working class in Kent is palpable and is reinforced by the gate that guards Miss Havisham’s decaying riches. Also, notice that great privilege is closely linked to loneliness?
Quote 2
“I wished Joe had been rather more genteelly brought up, and then I should have been so too. Chapter 8”
Pip is saying that Joe should have been brought up with manners and that why he was brought up in a rough way and due to this pip has had a hard up bringing and does not understand the finer things in life
Quote 3
“I had heard of Miss Havisham up town—everybody for miles round, had heard of Miss Havisham up town—as an immensely rich and grim lady who lived in a large and dismal house barricaded against robbers, and who led a life of seclusion.” Chapter 7 ”
means that pip lives in the villiage and miss havisham lives up town which means that she lives in the posh part .dickens describes her house as very large and is set up to protect her from any robbers
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