Ms. Havisham In Great Expectations

Change is something that is a part of life. Sometimes change is not something that we can control wether we like it or not. Change can be bad sometimes, but sometimes change is good. Take for example Ms. Havisham, after she got left at the alter her life was hell. She never seemed to be happy or enjoy anything about her life. Before Ms. Havisham died she realized all of the errors she had made in her life. But what if Ms. Havisham does not die? How would her life and the people around her lives changed? In the novel Ms. Havisham teaches Estella to treat men as if they were pheasants. Estella always treats Pip with cruel words and action, but if Ms. Havisham would have brought Estella as a child the way that she that she first intended things may have been different: There was a earnest womanly compassion for me in her new affection. “My dear! Believe this: when she first came to me, I meant to save her from misery like my like my own. At first I meant no more. …show more content…
Ms. havisham told pip to “ love her, love her, lover! If she favors you, love her! if she wounds you, love her! If she tears your heart to pieces and as it gets older and stronger it will tear deeper— love her, love her, love her.” Estella is not loved the way that Ms. Havisham tells Pip to love her. She is loved by a woman with a heart that is as cold as ice. If Estella is loved the right way she would not be afraid to share her feelings with those that love her. Estella would not be scared falling in love with a man that loves her and will take care of her until the day he dies. Estella married Drummelle to make Pip jealous. If Estella is loved the way she should be she would have never made that decision to marry a man that would beat, insult, and raped her. Not Loving Estella as a child cause her to make poor decisions as an adult. If Ms. Havisham realizes this error she could of have fixed it and changed Estella’s life