Chapter35: in this chapter pip is really upset that his sister Joe had died. He returns home for the funeral he meets Mr Punblechook who continues to frown over him which was quite annoying. He tries to mend his relationship with Joe and Biddy. But Biddy is not sure if pip is lying as he said he will visit more. Pip says goodbye to them all the next morning truly intending to visit more often.

Chapter36: in this chapter Pip’s twenty-first birthday f arrives, meaning that he is an adult and will begin to receive a regular income from his fortune rather than having to go to Mr Jaggers to access his money. He feels excited, because he hopes that his adulthood will cause Mr Jaggers to tell him the identity of his mysterious benefactor. Despite Herbert’s warning, he feels certain that it is Miss Havisham and that she means for him to marry Estella. For some reason encounter reminds Pip of his meeting with the convict in the graveyard so many years before. Pip still  invites Mr Jaggers to his birthday dinner, but Mr Jaggers’s  presence makes the evening less enjoyable for Pip and Herbert.