Great Expectations Worst Of Men Essay

They are not all Bad

It is a lot of fun to have a friendly dog for a pet. On the other hand, nobody wants to have a mean dog for a pet. What some people do not know is that the dog that is mean to some people sometimes is nice to others such as his or her owners. The same can be said for humans. There sometimes is good even in the worst of people. In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations the reader can see that there can be some good in the worst of men.

The first way the reader can see that there is some good in the worst of men is through Pip. When Pip becomes a gentleman he also becomes insolent and snobbish. After he looses all his money he realizes how snobbish he is and first turned to Biddy for forgiveness:

The purpose was that I would go to Biddy, that I would show her how humbled and repentant I came back, that I would tell her how I had lost all I once hoped for. Then I would say to her, “Biddy, I think you once liked me very well, when my errant heart, even while it strayed away from you, was quieter and better with you than it ever has been since. If you can like me only half as well once more. If you can take

me with all my faults and disappointments on my head, if you can receive me like a forgiven child, I hope I am a little worthier of you than I was— not much, but a little. . . .” (Dickens 205)
Pip shows that although he is very snobbish, he does come to realize how important family and friendship are. Through Pip, the reader can see that there truly can be good in the worst of men.
The next way the reader can see good in the worst of men in Great Expectations is through Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham is very cruel to everyone and hates all men. She raised Estella to get back at men for what they did to her. Although she hates men, she does realize that she treated Estella with cruelty “What have I done!” She keeps repeating over her cry. Until the last time Pip and Estella talked to each other she did not realize what she had done. When she saw how Pip felt she saw herself (Dickens 173). Miss Havisham shows that she does have some kindness in her heart and does feel sorry for what Pip had to go through with Estella. The reader can see that there is some good, even in Miss Havisham.
The final way the reader can see, in Great Expectations, that there is some good in the worst of men is through Magwitch. When Magwitch is at Pip’s place of residence, he talks about why he gave Pip all that money while he was barely surviving. Magwitch says that after Pip gave him the food he vowed to give every last farthing that he did not need to survive to Pip. “If I gets liberty and money, I’ll make that boy a gentleman” (Dickens 139). Although Magwitch is a convict and fugitive, he says that any money he gets will go to Pip to make him a gentleman. The reader can see that, although a convict, Magwitch does have some good in his heart.
The reader can see that there can be some good in the worst of men in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.

First the reader can see this through Pip. After becoming a gentleman he is snobbish to Joe and Biddy. After he loses all his money he turns back to his family realizing how important they are. Next, the reader can see good in Miss Havisham. She hates all men, but then comes to be remorseful for raising Estella to be mean to all men, including Pip. The final way the reader can see good in the worst of men is through Magwitch. He gives Pip most of his money to become gentleman. In the worst of humans there is sometimes good to be found. The same can be with dogs. Sometimes the dog that is mean to most people can have some good and be nice to his or her owners. There is nothing better than having a friendly dog for a

pet.