Herbert’s description is accurate because it explains Pip’s overall characterization well. For instance, Pip reveals he is impetuous yet hesitant when he impulsively moves from his hometown, but later finds himself “scared by the immensity of London” (616). Once Pip arrives in London, he becomes hesitant towards the city because he is intimidated by the large size of London, as he is so accustomed to his small town in the countryside and his hesitant personality causes him to struggle with the unfamiliar. Furthermore, Pip shows his boldness because he constantly spends money despite being in debt. He takes this financial risk regardless of the long-term consequences.
In the novel Pip expects his benefactor to be Miss Havisham. He assumes she pays for him to be a gentleman so he ends up with Estella after all. It turns out to be the convict, Magwitch who he helped in the marshes as a young boy. “Miss Havishams intentions toward me, all a mere dream; Estella not designed for me; I was only allowed
Through her attempts she replaces her daughter’s heart with ice and breaks young men’s hearts. In Dickens’ bildungsroman Great Expectations, Pip and Miss Havisham’s morally ambiguous characterization helps develop the theme, that one needs to learn to be resilient. The internal struggles that Pip experiences through the novel, reveal his displeasure to his settings and
