GE #14

“I strolled round by Satis House” (449). Dickens portrays the Satis House as the upper class, and also as death. Pip always returns to this house, enchanted by what is held within. He is intrigued and consumed by the inhabitants of this house, and its demise is parallel to Pip’s own degrading of social stature. The apparent stop of time within this house, unmistakably aging, symbolizes how time waits for nothing--it always moves on. Dickens may be emphasizing the importance to keep memories close to the heart, but always remember to keep moving forward, for life is always moving on.