Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is an exciting book that invites the
readers to feel similar emotions to the characters you are experiencing as well as
form opinions regarding each of the characters actions. The main character is a boy
named Pip, who longs to become a blacksmith like his brother in-law Joe. Suddenly,
he changes his mind, and wants to become a gentleman. His change of heart is due to
a girl named Estella, the adopted daughter of a querulous, old woman named Miss
Havisham. An anonymous benefactor pays for Pip to live in London and have a great
education. Pip doesn’t think about all the wonderful people who are helping him. Pip
believes he is better than some people because he is now highly educated …show more content…
The fashion of his dress could no more on its way than when he
spoke these words then it could come on its way to heaven. He
touched me gently on the forehead and went out. As soon as I could recover myself sufficiently, I hurried out after him and looked for him in the neighboring streets, but he was gone” (Dickens 236).
Pip’s stubbornness also made him selfish and ungrateful when he met his
anonymous benefactor, named Magwitch. The money Magwitch was giving Pip was
salutary, but was not being used because Pip was too prideful to use it after …show more content…
Both of those examples are real friendships that Pip had with people.
However, not all of his friendships were like that.
The love Pip has for a young, insolent girl named Estella is very strong, but soon
he discovers she is getting married to a different man:
“Estella, dearest, dearest Estella, do not let Miss.Havisham lead
you into this fatal step. Put me aside for ever, you have done so, I
well now, but bestow yourself on some worthier person than
Drummle” (Dickens 385).
Perhaps if Pip had not loved Estella so much he would not have felt so disappointed
and embarrassed. He later realized that she would not love him back. The
biggest change that occurred in pip was when he met Estella. His ideas of life had
changed, his goals, and his attitude as well.
Pip is very judgmental, insolent, ungrateful, and stubborn, but before he moved
to London he was sanguine most of his life. He was always respectful to Miss
Havisham and Estella, he did what his sister asked of him, and he never complained
to anyone. Everyone has changes that occur in themselves, especially when they
readers to feel similar emotions to the characters you are experiencing as well as
form opinions regarding each of the characters actions. The main character is a boy
named Pip, who longs to become a blacksmith like his brother in-law Joe. Suddenly,
he changes his mind, and wants to become a gentleman. His change of heart is due to
a girl named Estella, the adopted daughter of a querulous, old woman named Miss
Havisham. An anonymous benefactor pays for Pip to live in London and have a great
education. Pip doesn’t think about all the wonderful people who are helping him. Pip
believes he is better than some people because he is now highly educated …show more content…
The fashion of his dress could no more on its way than when he
spoke these words then it could come on its way to heaven. He
touched me gently on the forehead and went out. As soon as I could recover myself sufficiently, I hurried out after him and looked for him in the neighboring streets, but he was gone” (Dickens 236).
Pip’s stubbornness also made him selfish and ungrateful when he met his
anonymous benefactor, named Magwitch. The money Magwitch was giving Pip was
salutary, but was not being used because Pip was too prideful to use it after …show more content…
Both of those examples are real friendships that Pip had with people.
However, not all of his friendships were like that.
The love Pip has for a young, insolent girl named Estella is very strong, but soon
he discovers she is getting married to a different man:
“Estella, dearest, dearest Estella, do not let Miss.Havisham lead
you into this fatal step. Put me aside for ever, you have done so, I
well now, but bestow yourself on some worthier person than
Drummle” (Dickens 385).
Perhaps if Pip had not loved Estella so much he would not have felt so disappointed
and embarrassed. He later realized that she would not love him back. The
biggest change that occurred in pip was when he met Estella. His ideas of life had
changed, his goals, and his attitude as well.
Pip is very judgmental, insolent, ungrateful, and stubborn, but before he moved
to London he was sanguine most of his life. He was always respectful to Miss
Havisham and Estella, he did what his sister asked of him, and he never complained
to anyone. Everyone has changes that occur in themselves, especially when they