While growing up as an orphan, Pip has a very lonely and difficult childhood. However, many people did help in Pip’s development and growth from a boy to a gentlemen. The way Pip is treated and the effects of the actions range from cruel and destructive to beneficial and kind. In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip’s life is shaped by three women: Mrs. Joe, Miss Havisham, and Estella. Even though Mrs. Joe, …showed first 75 words of 594 total…

…showed last 75 words of 594 total…London with a good share of money to become “a gentleman...as a young fellow of great expectations.” Pip wrongly thinks that Miss Havisham is his benefactor and wants him to marry Estella. This encourages Pip to be more successful so that he will please Miss Havisham and win over Estella. Miss Havisham essentially makes Pip into a whole new person by changing his opinions and ambitions in life, and misleadingly attracting him to Estella.