How Does Estella Influence Pip

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In the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip is influenced a lot by Estella. The first way estella influences pip is by making him be ashamed of himself. Estella ridicules pip while they are playing cards. " 'He calls the knaves jacks, this boy!' Said Estella with disdain before our first game was out, 'And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!' " (Dickens 34). This makes pip fell bad because he doesn't think he is good enough for Estella. Another way she influences pupils when she lets him kiss her when she leaves. That made him feel bad because he thought she was finally opening up to him, and then she treats him badly again the next time. The third way Estella influences pip is when she yells at him and tries to make

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