How Does Pip Change In Great Expectations

Changes That Greatly Effect Pip

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a wonderful story about a young boy

that lives in the marshes in England named Pip, who wishes to become a

blacksmith’s apprentice in the beginning, but then realizes he wants a better

education, so he decides to become a gentleman, and finding that life is difficult, and

has many struggles. Pip meets many different people in this book that really effect

his life, and emotions. You must understand that Pip can be a selfish person, but all

so kind hearted, and loving towards others at times. Pip’s prideful ways blind him of

the generosity of others toward himself; only causing ungratefulness and despair.

Miss.Havisham is a wealthy, old woman that Pip meets in this story, who he

grows very fond of, and hopes that she will help him to become a blacksmith’s

apprentice even if she was malicious. She is a confusing character with problems

involving her love for others, selfishness, and mysterious requests. Although Pip is

kind to her, she is not kind to him, just like her adopted daughter Estella. Estella is

rude to Pip, but even at a young age Pip grows very strong feelings for her, which

will greatly effect him in the future. As Pip grows older he longs for the chance to

become a gentleman.

Imagine the excitement, the thrill, the relief, but especially the anxiety Pip must

feel.

He had an anonymous benefactor, who was paying for his education and

providing everything he would need to live in London. It was time for him to leave,

and he was ready:

“I had scant my luggage to take with me to London, for little of little

that possessed was adopted to my new station. But, I began packing

want for next morning, in a fiction that there was not a moment lost”

(Dickens 165).

Pip meets lots of new people in London, and greatly enjoys his time there. But, he

changes while he’s there, and acts like a whole new person because he thinks he

knows more than other the people back home. His lifestyle in London was quite

different from where he had lived in the marshes with his sister and brother in-law.

Here he had much more food to eat and could anything he pleased. Pip has gone

back home to see Estella and Miss.Havisham a couple since he has lived in London

and believes that Estella might not be as annoyed with him now that they are both

older. Meeting Pip’s benefactor was a very surprising and fun part in the book.

Pip

himself was not happy who his benefactor was. His name was Magwitch, someone

who Pip had helped when he was young. In the story you will know that Pip wanted

his benefactor to be Miss.Havisham , he thought that’s how they were connected in

some way and that it might have had something to do with Estella. Pip falls so madly

in love with Estella that he can’t stop thinking about her and can’t stand her flirting

and being happy with all these other men, even if she was pretending and leading

them on. In the end Estella decides to get married to a different man:

“Estella, dearest, dearest Estella, do not let Miss.Havisham lead you into

this fatel step. Put me aside for ever you have done so , I well know but

bestow yourself on some worthier person than Drummle” (Dickens

385).