Magwitch, unless you mean the one in the Three Jolly Bargemen, then refer to chapter 28, but a name is not specified
The character you are referring to is Abel Magwitch. He is a convict who escapes from prison and encounters Pip in the novel "Great Expectations." Magwitch becomes Pip's secret benefactor, providing him with funds to help him improve his station in life.
The convict in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens wants a file and some food brought to him. He asks Pip, a young boy, to help him by providing these items to aid in his escape.
The convict asks Pip for a file and some food in "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. He needs the file to remove his leg iron and the food to sustain himself while he hides from the authorities.
He claims that the first convict tried to kill him
The escaped convict in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is named Abel Magwitch, but he is also known by the alias Provis throughout most of the novel.
Pip encountered the convict in a windswept graveyard near the marshes in Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations." The convict accosted Pip and demanded food and a file to remove his leg iron. Pip, feeling both fear and compassion, fulfilled the convict's requests.
The convict had a great iron on his leg in the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. It signified his status as a prisoner and underscored the themes of crime and punishment prevalent in the story.
In "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, the sluice-house refers to a building located near the marshes where Pip encounters the convict Abel Magwitch. It serves as a setting for significant events early in the novel, such as Pip's encounter with Magwitch and the pivotal moment when Pip helps the convict by stealing food and a file.
his convict Provis (aka Magwitch) is his benefactor
Why, sure you are! Have fun in jail.
The convict tells Pip that he owes his life to him because he once helped him by giving him food and a file. He also instructs Pip to keep the incident a secret and to never reveal that it was he who helped the convict.
The escaped convict named Abel Magwitch.
In the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, the convict yells "murder" to create a diversion and scare his companion, Magwitch, so he can escape. This act allows the protagonist, Pip, to help the convict by bringing him a file and some food.