Throughout the novel “Great Expectations” there are few people who could be considered a confidant. A confidant is someone who is usually has a type of relationship with the main character of the story and the main character can confide in. Biddy worked as a confidant because of how she functioned for Pip, the reader and other characters. Firstly, Biddy was a confidant for Pip. Pip felt secure with Biddy and was able to share some inner thoughts in the hopes of relieving his mind.The reason behind this being that Pip could trust Biddy. For example, Pip could tell Biddy how he really felt about Estella, even boldly stating how it would be much easier for him to just love Biddy instead. Another possible reason Biddy was a confidant was because
