When Pip, in hindsight, sees and points out to the reader the long chain of events beginning on that fateful day, he seems to be setting a point of reference for the reader, allowing Dickens to make him relatable to the reader. Pip's introduction to Miss Havisham, Estella, and the unfamiliar high-class lifestyle, in addition to his lying to Joe and starting to break away from his home, has so shaped his future that it deserves a step back to reflect. After this day, Pip begins to look down upon Joe and his old life, going so far as to resent his apprenticeship, and looks more towards Miss Havisham and Estella for how he should be, creating a motif within the novel of Pip's attempts to "become a gentleman."
It's difficult to look back and try and pick out one particular moment that has lead to something today. Usually, it has been a combination of causes that starts a chain of events. Still, in an effort to avoid being preachy, I shall try and pinpoint the event that caused me to become a Beatles fan. In seventh grade, my conductor in Orchestra decided we ought to play a more popular song to try and outdo the band in an assembly for once. She chose "Eleanor Rigby," and as I heard it, I was hooked. I listened to the song on YouTube, eventually getting more music from my friend, and constantly marveling at the quality of it all. This chain of events has lead to my taking the piano and violin a bit more seriously, and to my efforts to arrange pieces for the piano and even write my own.
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