In order not to implicate Pip, he tells them he stole them.
He stole some bread and put it in his trousers.
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.
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.
Why, sure you are! Have fun in jail.
his convict Provis (aka Magwitch) is his benefactor
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 escaped convict named Abel Magwitch.
Pip's benefactor in "Great Expectations" is revealed to be Abel Magwitch, the convict whom Pip helped as a young boy. Magwitch accumulated his wealth in Australia and wanted to use it to repay Pip's kindness toward him.
The cannons were fired in Great Expectations to signal the escape of the convict, Magwitch, from the prison ship. This signaled the start of his journey as a fugitive in the story.
The benefactor of Pip in "Great Expectations" is revealed to be Abel Magwitch, an escaped convict whom Pip had helped in the past.
Pip provides the convict with food and a file to help him escape from his chains. He also brings him a pie and brandy when he returns to him after his initial escape. Pip's kindness towards the convict sets off a chain of events that shape his life in Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations."