Story as “a weapon for survival” | Torchlight
Image courtesy: www.kobo.com Matilda, the protagonist and narrator of Lloyd Jones’ novel Mister Pip[i] confides to the reader at the conclusion of the story, “Pip was my story, even if I was once a girl and my face black as the shining night”. She is referring to Pip, the hero of Charles Dickens’ classic, Great
