Great Expectations Title Analysis

Everybody has expectations for themselves and for others, but they may not all mean the same thing. In the novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, Pip goes through a journey of becoming a gentleman with the help of many people. The title of the novel has significance to the story because the protagonist, Pip, has many expectations throughout the novel. All of Pip’s expectations are connected in some way which is why they are called “great expectations”. Pip has many ways of why he has expectations throughout the novel, but the most noticeable reason is the determination that Pip has. The title of the novel Great Expectations has a significance to the story because Pip has many expectations, such as his determination to figure out the truth of the events in his life and to prove people wrong about how the view him as a person. The title of the novel Great Expectations relates to Pip, the protagonist of the Charles Dickens novel. For example, Pip has …show more content…
Pip has the expectation of getting Estella to fall in love with him and this expectation leads to the expectation of Pip wanting to become a gentleman. ”... but I think that I always wanted to be a gentleman…” (Dickens 818). This quote explains that Pip wanted to be a gentleman to impress Estella. Even though Pip never did impress Estella he learned that becoming a gentleman helped him learn to become the best person that he could be. Another expectation that Pip had to become a gentleman in order to meet his secrete benefactor. “’ I am going to London Miss Pocket’ said I, ‘and I want to say good-bye to Miss Havisham.’”(821). I Pip never went to London, he may have never met his benefactor that has been a mystery to him most of his life. His benefactor helped him become a gentleman and achieve goal that he set out for