How Does Pip Change Throughout The Novel

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Drew Turner Mrs. Sites 9-20-16 The Great Expectation Everyone changes as they grow up and become who they want to be. In the great expectation Pip changes throughout the movie. At the beginning of the story Pip is a boy that lives with his sister and brother in law. During his early child hood he wanted to become a blacksmith just like Joe. Pip goes through a big change as he meets Miss Havisham and Estella. His goals changed his values of life change throughout everything. This is how Pip and his story begins and changes so drastically. In the beginning Pip live with his sister and brother in law. His brother in law is named Joe. Pip and Joe are like best friends and they love each other. He wants to be just like Joe but his sister had different plans for Pip. She wanted Pip to become a gentleman. She made him go to play at Miss. Havisham’s where he met the girl he will love throughout the story her name is Estella. Estella and Pip became great friends and that’s where it all changed. After Pip realized that he wanted to be a gentleman he became more serious about being with Estella. He didn’t want anything to do with his family anymore after that. Then Pip got a benefactor that would take him to everything to become a gentleman. As he was sent to London to become a gentlemen and learn …show more content…

He always wanted to fit in and would treat people bad. When Joe came to visit Pip he was embarrassed of him because how he was a blacksmith. He didn’t even tell the people where he came from because he was embarrassed of his family and where is from. But when Pip goes broke and knows he has no money he changed back into the Pip he once was when he was little. After Joe paid his debt he felt like he was in debt to Joe, but Joe being the great guy he is he tell Pip not to worry about it. Pip still didn’t become a blacksmith; therefore, he did get a job with the business he helped pay for and he was still Pip this

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