Great Expectations

Why does Miss Havisham's clock stop at twenty minutes to nine & what does it symbolize?

ch 22-28

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Miss Havisham's clock stops at the moment she realized that her wedding was not going to happen. It symbolizes lost dreams, and for Havisham, the moment she stopped living.

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