Timeline of Events – Mister Pip
1. MatildaintroducesPop-Eye andGrace to the reader.He isthe onlywhite manon the island.
2. Matildaexplainsthatherdadis workinginAustralia,butthatshe and hermumcan’t joinhimbecause of the
Redskins’blockade.
3. Mr Watts becomesMatilda’steacherandintroducesthe childrentoMr Dickens.
4. Mr Watts invitesthe parentstoshare theirstorieswiththe class.
5. Matilda’smumtalksto Matilda’sclassabout faithandher religiousviews.
6. DeloressharesherviewsonMr Watts as a ‘cuckoo’on the island.
7. Matildacomparesher mumto Miss Havisham.
8. Deloresshareshermemoriesandregretsaboutherlife withMatilda’sfather.
9. MatildawritesP.I.Pinthe sand.
10. On ChristmasDay,Sam staggersoutof the jungle havingbeenshot. He isnursedbackto healthandistakento
safetyundercoverof darknessbyMr Masoi.
11. The Redskinscome tothe village andaskfor everyone’snames.
12. P.I.Pisdiscoveredinthe sandandthe Redskinofficerdemandstoknow whoitis.Mr Watts says itis a character
fromGreat Expectations byMr Dickens.
13. Great Expectations goesmissing.
14. The villagers’possessionsare burnedbythe Redskins.
15. The villagerstake andburnthe Watts’ possessions.
16. Matildadiscoversthe missingcopyof GreatExpectations inherfather’ssleepingmatandrealisesithasbeen
stolenandhiddenbyDelores.
17. The RedskinsreturnanddemandtomeetPip.Whenthe villagerscannotproduce the bookorthe man, Pip,they
burn the huts.
18. Mr Watts encouragesthe childrentoremember‘fragments’of GreatExpectations sothat theycan recreate the
story.
19. Matildarememberssomethingfrom GreatExpectations andrushestoMr Watts’house to tell him.Grace is
unwell andMatildastartsto notice thingsaboutMr Watts.
20. DelorestellsMatildathatGrace Watts is dead.
21. The whole village attendGrace’sfuneral andmanyshare theirmemoriesof the girl theygrew upwithwhowas
the ‘cleverestof themall’.
22. Mr Watts tellsMatildaof hisplansto escape the islandwiththe Masoi family.
23. The rambos arrive inthe village andthreatenMr Watts withrape.Theyagree to give Mr Watts to entertain
themthroughstory-telling.He introduceshimself asMr Pip.
24. As part of hisstory,Mr Watts sharessome of hishistorywithGrace,includingthe facttheyhada childthatdied.
25. The rambos leave the villagewithoutaword.
26. The Redskinsreturnwitharambo as a hostage.He pointstoMr Watts and nameshimas the infamous‘P.I.P’.
27. Mr Watts isshot,his bodycut up andfedto the pigs.
28. Deloresdecidestostandupforwhat isright andrefusestoagree that she has seennothingof Mr Watts’
murder.She israpedby the redskinsoldiers.
29. The soldiersthreatentorape Matildaand Deloresstepsin,offeringherlife forMatilda’svirginity. Deloresis
killedand,like MrWatts,is fedtothe pigs.
30. Matildais caughtin a floodandclingsto a log she calls‘Jaggers’afterthe lawyerin GreatExpectations.
31. Matildais rescuedbythe Masoi’sand istakento safety.She isreunitedwithherfather.
32. Matildagoesto school inAustraliaanddoesa degree focusingon GreatExpectations.
33. Matildagoesto NewZealandandmeetsthe real Mrs Watts. She discoversthatGrace and Mr Watts were never
married.
34. Matildagoesto Londonto followinthe footstepsof Pip.

Timeline of events

  • 1.
    Timeline of Events– Mister Pip 1. MatildaintroducesPop-Eye andGrace to the reader.He isthe onlywhite manon the island. 2. Matildaexplainsthatherdadis workinginAustralia,butthatshe and hermumcan’t joinhimbecause of the Redskins’blockade. 3. Mr Watts becomesMatilda’steacherandintroducesthe childrentoMr Dickens. 4. Mr Watts invitesthe parentstoshare theirstorieswiththe class. 5. Matilda’smumtalksto Matilda’sclassabout faithandher religiousviews. 6. DeloressharesherviewsonMr Watts as a ‘cuckoo’on the island. 7. Matildacomparesher mumto Miss Havisham. 8. Deloresshareshermemoriesandregretsaboutherlife withMatilda’sfather. 9. MatildawritesP.I.Pinthe sand. 10. On ChristmasDay,Sam staggersoutof the jungle havingbeenshot. He isnursedbackto healthandistakento safetyundercoverof darknessbyMr Masoi. 11. The Redskinscome tothe village andaskfor everyone’snames. 12. P.I.Pisdiscoveredinthe sandandthe Redskinofficerdemandstoknow whoitis.Mr Watts says itis a character fromGreat Expectations byMr Dickens. 13. Great Expectations goesmissing. 14. The villagers’possessionsare burnedbythe Redskins. 15. The villagerstake andburnthe Watts’ possessions. 16. Matildadiscoversthe missingcopyof GreatExpectations inherfather’ssleepingmatandrealisesithasbeen stolenandhiddenbyDelores. 17. The RedskinsreturnanddemandtomeetPip.Whenthe villagerscannotproduce the bookorthe man, Pip,they burn the huts. 18. Mr Watts encouragesthe childrentoremember‘fragments’of GreatExpectations sothat theycan recreate the story. 19. Matildarememberssomethingfrom GreatExpectations andrushestoMr Watts’house to tell him.Grace is unwell andMatildastartsto notice thingsaboutMr Watts. 20. DelorestellsMatildathatGrace Watts is dead. 21. The whole village attendGrace’sfuneral andmanyshare theirmemoriesof the girl theygrew upwithwhowas the ‘cleverestof themall’. 22. Mr Watts tellsMatildaof hisplansto escape the islandwiththe Masoi family. 23. The rambos arrive inthe village andthreatenMr Watts withrape.Theyagree to give Mr Watts to entertain themthroughstory-telling.He introduceshimself asMr Pip. 24. As part of hisstory,Mr Watts sharessome of hishistorywithGrace,includingthe facttheyhada childthatdied. 25. The rambos leave the villagewithoutaword. 26. The Redskinsreturnwitharambo as a hostage.He pointstoMr Watts and nameshimas the infamous‘P.I.P’. 27. Mr Watts isshot,his bodycut up andfedto the pigs. 28. Deloresdecidestostandupforwhat isright andrefusestoagree that she has seennothingof Mr Watts’ murder.She israpedby the redskinsoldiers. 29. The soldiersthreatentorape Matildaand Deloresstepsin,offeringherlife forMatilda’svirginity. Deloresis killedand,like MrWatts,is fedtothe pigs. 30. Matildais caughtin a floodandclingsto a log she calls‘Jaggers’afterthe lawyerin GreatExpectations. 31. Matildais rescuedbythe Masoi’sand istakento safety.She isreunitedwithherfather. 32. Matildagoesto school inAustraliaanddoesa degree focusingon GreatExpectations. 33. Matildagoesto NewZealandandmeetsthe real Mrs Watts. She discoversthatGrace and Mr Watts were never married. 34. Matildagoesto Londonto followinthe footstepsof Pip.