Great Expectations
Throughout the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, Pip's character and personality goes through some transformations. He is somewhat similar at the beginning and end, but very different while growing up. He is influenced by many characters, but two in particular. One of them is Estella, the hard-hearted girl from the Manor House and the other is Magwitch, the convict from the marshes. Some things that cause strength or growth in a person are responsibility, discipline, and surrounding oneself around people who are challenging and inspiring.
At the start of the novel, Pip is uneducated and unaware of his social class, or even that he belongs to a social class. Since he does not know of any "better" lifestyle, Pip is content with what he has and who he knows. As life goes on, he meets new people from both higher and lower social classes and his content turns to greed and shame, as he immediately longs to be better educated. He is suddenly ashamed of his family and......
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