How Does Pip Change Throughout The Novel

PIP’S SLIP-UPS The book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens tells the life story of a boy named Pip. His parents died when he was young, leaving him in the care of his sister and her husband, Joe. As Pip grew, he was faced with a blood-curdling escaped convict, a chaotic rich woman, and a few twisted love interests. The more that Pip experienced, the more opportunities opened up for him. He moved to London where he would soon adapt to the ways of becoming a gentleman. However, Pip’s choices as a gentleman are not so favorable. Some of his biggest decisions led to his greatest mistakes in life, yet he still turned out to be quite an admirable person. Like many people, Pip has learned from his mistakes. His errors were usually followed with …show more content…
He had Joe’s kind heart to set an example on how to treat people fairly as he grew up. When Pip was invited to Miss Havisham’s house, he was greeted by her daughter, Estella. The first thing he pointed out about her was her beauty. Later on, Miss Havisham forces Estella to play with Pip. As they play, Estella pokes at Pip’s flaws. "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,67). The whole time Pip is respectable and seemingly nice to the young lady, but in return she brushes him off. In fact, Estella’s harsh words are what invigorate Pip to change himself. He somewhat craves her approval as they run into each other for the majority of the story. Nevertheless, Estella isn’t the only person Pip respects. While Pip is in London, he discovers the convict from his childhood, Magwitch, is his true benefactor. This discovery leads him to help hide Magwitch and create an escape plan for him. At first he wants nothing to do with him, but after all Magwitch has done for Pip, he owes it to him. In fact, Pip feels as if Magwitch has done so much to help him that he refuses to continue to use his