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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Pip's Change
In a Bildungsroman, the protagonist will go through important changes throughout his or her life. Pip is going through one of these right now. How is Pip changing? What about his value system or beliefs is changing?
Pip, being the main character of "Great Expectations", is starting to go through a change in his life as he gets older. When he was younger, he liked Joe's trade of blacksmithing. He wanted to become apprenticed to him as soon as he could and do that for the rest of his life. However, once he goes to Ms. Havisham's house and meets Estella, his values and ideas start to change. Estella always looks down on him and says that his hands are "rough" and his boots are "thick". This shows that Pip is of the working class and has to do manual labor to earn money unlike the richer people. Estella seems to look down upon that and ignores him. Because of this, he changes his ideas about what he wants to be. Now he wants to be educated and do something that weill get him a lot of money so that he doesn't have to manually work anymore. He thinks that this will grab Estella's attention and get her to recognize and like him. So as he gets older he starts to think about what others think of him and be self concious about those ideas. He wants everyone to like him and want to be like him. He is more aware of his surroundings, which shows that he is growing up from being a child to being a young adult.
So far in "Great Expectations" Pip is going through some major changes. When he was younger he was happy that Joe was a blacksmith but as he gets older and has different experiences he is not as proud of it as much. Ever since he visited Ms. Havisham's house he has gotten a whole different perspective of his life. He thinks he is stupid and in a lower class ans he want s to be smarter therefore he can be in a higher level of society. Estella makes fun of him and Joe for being poor and stupid. Pip mow wants to be educated and get a good job that will help him be part of the higher society in the Victorian Era. Now that he is getting older he is starting to care about what people think of him and what he thinks of himself.
Pips character in "great Expectations" goes through many changes throughout the book. A big change that effects him is his family background, and how he looks upon it. Like Izzy said, when Pip goes to Ms. Havisham's house, he realizes that his family is not how everyone lives and not how everyone families are. He starts to feel somewhat ashamed of the way of life he has been raised in, and the money that his family has. His personality inside has changed and now isn't proud of his family and wants to get out of it as soon as possible, asking for an education.
Pip is embarrassed to be part of the "lower class" and wants to get a good education to quickly get out of it, and the way he realized that people look down at him. All of these personality changes came from the trip to Ms. Havisham's house, where he realized that "lower class" was not normal, even if it was not a bad thing.
In the novel "Great Expectations", the main character Pip experiences an essential change. The event that triggers this change occurs at Miss Havisham's house. Estella treats young Pip terribly, insulting his lack of wealth and family position in society. Before this encounter, Pip was ignorant of his low rank in English society and enjoyed the life he lived in the working class. As a result of Estella's harsh criticisms, Pip feels ashamed for himself and Joe. He doesn't want to be viewed as "common" and sets out for change.
Pip is set on becoming more educated and uncommon. He wants to become higher in class. Estella's overall disgust towards Pip and his place in the working class sparks Pip's change. He becomes less confident in the lifestyle he and Joe are living. In fact, Pip feels embarrassed that Joe is so ignorant of his situation. Pip loses respect for Joe's job. Although he was originally excited to become an apprentice for Joe as a blacksmith, he ends up hating it. Pip is focused on Estella most of the time and wants something more for himself.
Pip, being the main character in "Great Expectations," has has hit a point where he is starting to change the way he feels about certain people and things. This change is essential because it really shows Pip's inner character. This change happens when Pip is called upon to go to Miss Havisham's house. Like Caroline said, Estella treats Pip awfully and starts to make him realize that he comes from such a low class. Both Miss Havisham and Estella convince Pip that he is common, and Pip starts to become very uncomfortable with this thought. He then begins to go through this attitude change that makes him think that the Havisham family can change him and make him improve where he stands in the social class. He starts to think that he is too good to become Joe's apprentice and that he doesn't want to be like everyone else. He does not wasn't to be common. Pip wants to become educated because he thinks it will create that difference between him and Joe, so then he can be uncommon.
At the beginning of Great Expectations, Pip is a young boy who is trying to find himself. He doesn't really give much thought to who he is and where he comes from until he goes to Ms. Havisham's house, where he is told by Estella that he is part of the working class, with his "rough" hands and his "thick" boots. This is when Pip begins to look at his life differently. He begins to wish that he wasn't "common" and that he had been brought up differently. A lot of this has to do with his feelings for Estella and the influence she holds over him. Later on though, after his trips to Ms. Havisham's end, he begins to talk to Biddy and work for joe. He starts to wonder if being "common" isn't such a bad thing. While reading this I could tell that Pip is still young and he is still going through a period where his beliefs are constantly changing and being swayed by the people around him. But when Pip is offered the chance to leave his "common" life behind he takes it, which is what we see in chapter 18.
Pip is going through a very important change in his life. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Pip was content with his life and never doubted his sister or Joe. He did what was asked of him and never felt ashamed of his family or lifestyle, nor did he wish to be a gentleman. However, Pip has started to feel ashamed of Joe's cowardliness and lack of manners, especially in front of Miss Havisham, and has started dreaming of moving up in social class. This change started when he saw how lavishly Miss Havisham and Estella live and he longed to be on the same level as them so they wouldn't look down on him.
Pip is going through a very important change in his life. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Pip was content with his life and never doubted his sister or Joe. He did what was asked of him and never felt ashamed of his family or lifestyle, nor did he wish to be a gentleman. However, Pip has started to feel ashamed of Joe's cowardliness and lack of manners, especially in front of Miss Havisham, and has started dreaming of moving up in social class. This change started when he saw how lavishly Miss Havisham and Estella live and he longed to be on the same level as them so they wouldn't look down on him.
Pip's change begins when Estella tells him that he is "common" and that she is in the higher class. This gets Pip thinking that there are better ways of life than how he is currently living. He begins to want things llike money and to be educated. He wants to become a gentleman. His drastic change takes place when an anonymous benefactor wants to educated Pip and he comes into money. This makes Pip snobby and over confident. He begins to resent joe and kick him to the curb a bit because joe is "common' and is a laborer that works with his ahnds. This is frowned upon by the upper class which Pip now believes he can be a part of. Pip will become more snobby when he moves to London and learns to be more gentleman like.
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Pip, being the main character of "Great Expectations", is starting to go through a change in his life as he gets older. When he was younger, he liked Joe's trade of blacksmithing. He wanted to become apprenticed to him as soon as he could and do that for the rest of his life. However, once he goes to Ms. Havisham's house and meets Estella, his values and ideas start to change. Estella always looks down on him and says that his hands are "rough" and his boots are "thick". This shows that Pip is of the working class and has to do manual labor to earn money unlike the richer people. Estella seems to look down upon that and ignores him. Because of this, he changes his ideas about what he wants to be. Now he wants to be educated and do something that weill get him a lot of money so that he doesn't have to manually work anymore. He thinks that this will grab Estella's attention and get her to recognize and like him. So as he gets older he starts to think about what others think of him and be self concious about those ideas. He wants everyone to like him and want to be like him. He is more aware of his surroundings, which shows that he is growing up from being a child to being a young adult.
So far in "Great Expectations" Pip is going through some major changes. When he was younger he was happy that Joe was a blacksmith but as he gets older and has different experiences he is not as proud of it as much. Ever since he visited Ms. Havisham's house he has gotten a whole different perspective of his life. He thinks he is stupid and in a lower class ans he want s to be smarter therefore he can be in a higher level of society. Estella makes fun of him and Joe for being poor and stupid. Pip mow wants to be educated and get a good job that will help him be part of the higher society in the Victorian Era. Now that he is getting older he is starting to care about what people think of him and what he thinks of himself.
Pips character in "great Expectations" goes through many changes throughout the book. A big change that effects him is his family background, and how he looks upon it. Like Izzy said, when Pip goes to Ms. Havisham's house, he realizes that his family is not how everyone lives and not how everyone families are. He starts to feel somewhat ashamed of the way of life he has been raised in, and the money that his family has. His personality inside has changed and now isn't proud of his family and wants to get out of it as soon as possible, asking for an education.
Pip is embarrassed to be part of the "lower class" and wants to get a good education to quickly get out of it, and the way he realized that people look down at him. All of these personality changes came from the trip to Ms. Havisham's house, where he realized that "lower class" was not normal, even if it was not a bad thing.
In the novel "Great Expectations", the main character Pip experiences an essential change. The event that triggers this change occurs at Miss Havisham's house. Estella treats young Pip terribly, insulting his lack of wealth and family position in society. Before this encounter, Pip was ignorant of his low rank in English society and enjoyed the life he lived in the working class. As a result of Estella's harsh criticisms, Pip feels ashamed for himself and Joe. He doesn't want to be viewed as "common" and sets out for change.
Pip is set on becoming more educated and uncommon. He wants to become higher in class. Estella's overall disgust towards Pip and his place in the working class sparks Pip's change. He becomes less confident in the lifestyle he and Joe are living. In fact, Pip feels embarrassed that Joe is so ignorant of his situation. Pip loses respect for Joe's job. Although he was originally excited to become an apprentice for Joe as a blacksmith, he ends up hating it. Pip is focused on Estella most of the time and wants something more for himself.
Pip, being the main character in "Great Expectations," has has hit a point where he is starting to change the way he feels about certain people and things. This change is essential because it really shows Pip's inner character. This change happens when Pip is called upon to go to Miss Havisham's house. Like Caroline said, Estella treats Pip awfully and starts to make him realize that he comes from such a low class. Both Miss Havisham and Estella convince Pip that he is common, and Pip starts to become very uncomfortable with this thought. He then begins to go through this attitude change that makes him think that the Havisham family can change him and make him improve where he stands in the social class. He starts to think that he is too good to become Joe's apprentice and that he doesn't want to be like everyone else. He does not wasn't to be common. Pip wants to become educated because he thinks it will create that difference between him and Joe, so then he can be uncommon.
At the beginning of Great Expectations, Pip is a young boy who is trying to find himself. He doesn't really give much thought to who he is and where he comes from until he goes to Ms. Havisham's house, where he is told by Estella that he is part of the working class, with his "rough" hands and his "thick" boots. This is when Pip begins to look at his life differently. He begins to wish that he wasn't "common" and that he had been brought up differently. A lot of this has to do with his feelings for Estella and the influence she holds over him. Later on though, after his trips to Ms. Havisham's end, he begins to talk to Biddy and work for joe. He starts to wonder if being "common" isn't such a bad thing. While reading this I could tell that Pip is still young and he is still going through a period where his beliefs are constantly changing and being swayed by the people around him. But when Pip is offered the chance to leave his "common" life behind he takes it, which is what we see in chapter 18.
Pip is going through a very important change in his life. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Pip was content with his life and never doubted his sister or Joe. He did what was asked of him and never felt ashamed of his family or lifestyle, nor did he wish to be a gentleman. However, Pip has started to feel ashamed of Joe's cowardliness and lack of manners, especially in front of Miss Havisham, and has started dreaming of moving up in social class. This change started when he saw how lavishly Miss Havisham and Estella live and he longed to be on the same level as them so they wouldn't look down on him.
Pip is going through a very important change in his life. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Pip was content with his life and never doubted his sister or Joe. He did what was asked of him and never felt ashamed of his family or lifestyle, nor did he wish to be a gentleman. However, Pip has started to feel ashamed of Joe's cowardliness and lack of manners, especially in front of Miss Havisham, and has started dreaming of moving up in social class. This change started when he saw how lavishly Miss Havisham and Estella live and he longed to be on the same level as them so they wouldn't look down on him.
Pip's change begins when Estella tells him that he is "common" and that she is in the higher class. This gets Pip thinking that there are better ways of life than how he is currently living. He begins to want things llike money and to be educated. He wants to become a gentleman. His drastic change takes place when an anonymous benefactor wants to educated Pip and he comes into money. This makes Pip snobby and over confident. He begins to resent joe and kick him to the curb a bit because joe is "common' and is a laborer that works with his ahnds. This is frowned upon by the upper class which Pip now believes he can be a part of. Pip will become more snobby when he moves to London and learns to be more gentleman like.
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