How Does Pip Suffer From Banishment?

In the novel Great Expectations, Pip seems to suffer from banishment because his parents are dead and so are his siblings. The only person he truly has is his older sister Mrs. Joe. She does not treat Pip that great, which makes him feel left out and treated different. Mrs. Joe makes Pip feel that way because of the power she thinks she has over him and her husband. Reading throughout the novel shows how Pip choose to live this way, even though he is not happy and alienated from the rest.

Starting with Pip, his parents died when he was younger and so he is an orphan under the custody of his older sister, Mrs. Joe. Since she is the one in charge, she treats Pip and Joe as if they were her slaves. Referring back to the novel was when she continually tells Pip that she is the one that “brought him up by hand.” Meaning that if it was not for her, Pip would not be there with them because she is the one that raised him. When Pip hears this over and over, he feels left out. This is also showing that Pip does not have anyone truly there for him. Joe is the one that gets along with Pip better than anyone else, but Joe will not stand up for Pip because his wife will get mad. …show more content…
When they send him to Mrs. Havisham’s house, he realizes her and her daughter Estella are more of a higher class. He realizes this because of the way they emphasize things. Pip wants to be in the same class as them and join them. He is tired of feeling different from others. He feels embarrassed because he is in the lower class and so his solution was to go to England and learn how to be a gentlemen. This was also an example of how Pip feels alienated and not so good as others. However, growing up was not easy for Pip, so as he is living life things get harder for