Miss Havisham

The book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is about a boy named Pip who lived in different social classes throughout his life. He meets a girl named Estella at Miss. Havisham’s home. Miss. Havisham adopted Estella. Miss. Havisham's, past she had a negative view about men. This was because she was left at the altar making her heartbroken and lived thinking of that instance affecting her. Miss. Havisham she was born and raised in the upper class. Estella is near to Miss. Havisham as a daughter influenced many parts of Estella. Estella was born into a lower class, but raised in the upper class. Miss. Havisham's wanting her to break Mens’ hearts. Through her environment that she was raised in Estella became proud, prideful, and very rude. Estella …show more content…
Havisham gave her the idea that she was better than the lower class. Estella being raised as upper class person gave her the idea that she was better than anyone in the lower class. Pip is lower class when Estella was asked to give him food “ gave me (Pip) the bread and, meat without looking at me, as insolently as if I were a dog in disgrace.” this shows her standing about the lower class that he was less than human by treating Pip like a dog. Miss.Havisham also created Pip as a lesser person by her ordering Pip to ”’play,play, play’” this shows that she believed that she was more influential than him and he has to do what she wants. Miss. Havisham as a role model teaching Estella that she was better than the lower class. This reflects Estella actions that reflects Miss. Havisham's actions. Showing her surrounding environment that influence on her through the idea of their social standing compared to others. Estlla’s idea that because she was upper class she better than Pip through how she was raised taught. This showing her action “She laughed contemptuously, and pushed me out” Thinking she can bully him because of the mindset of the upper class through her action. The Victorian upper class had this idea that they were better than the lower class. The mistreatment of the lower class gave the falseness of the class system during this