Chapter+01


 * __[[image:shackle.jpg align="right"]]Chapter 1:__

Setting** - The marshes of Kent (England). Specifically, the cemetery (churchyard). 1800s. //Mr. Taylor-Storm//


 * Characters** - Pip (main character/ protagonist). Christian name - Phillip Pirrip. 8 years old. Pip is an orphan living with his older sister (Mrs. Joe Gargery) and her blacksmith husband (Joe Gargery). Pip is in the churchyard, visiting the tombstones of his deceased parents, when he is confronted by a mysterious stranger. //Mr. Taylor-Storm//


 * Plot** - At the beginning of the chapter, young Pip is alone in the churchyard, crying over the loneliness of his life. Suddenly, a man grabs Pip and threatens him (repeatedly). The strange man is dressed in a coarse, gray uniform and has an "iron" on his leg. He appears to be a convict escaped from prison. The man asks Pip to bring him food and a file. He then releases Pip to go home, trusting Pip to do what he has been told and again threatening the small boy if he fails to bring the items or if he tells anyone else of the man's presence. //Mr. Taylor-Storm//