Great_Expectations_Featuring_Pip_and_What_He_Wanted_to_Acquire_in_Life

Pip’s Endeavor Great Expectations is a classic love story. Pip, a poor boy, dreams of becoming rich and of marring Estella. Pip continually proved that he only wanted Estella, turning down another girl he had a natural attraction for. Although there were many things that Pip wanted to acquire through life, his main focus was to get Estella to love and marry him. When Pip new that he loved Estella, he took the offensive and tried to show Estella his true feelings for her. Pip won a fist fight with another boy while Estella watched. This could have showed Estella that Pip could protect her if need be. He also treated her with respect even though she pierced his heart with verbal daggers. Pip knew of Estella's distaste for the common man and therefore preceded to never allow Joe to accompany him to the Satis house after one occurrence. Pip tried to better himself to reach Estella’s high measures because he had to do whatever it took to win her love. Pip tried to better his education by utilizing one of his bright peers as a tutor. He then refused the love of this classmate even though he had a natural attraction for her. He spent much of his time with Estella because he wanted to win her over. He pulled every string he had to improve his chances of getting married to Estella. Pip hoped that Miss Havisham would make him a gentlemen and make a match of him and Estella. However, Miss Havisham had no intention of making him a gentlemen or matchmaking Pip and Estella. Then Pip received news that he was going to become a gentlemen by means of a secret benefactor which meant that this was the time in his life that he could be worth all of Estella’s time. He sincerely believed that Miss Havisham was his secret benefactor. Though, she wasn’t. This led him even further to believe that Miss Havisham wanted Pip and Estella to marry. When Pip went to London to become a gentlemen, he was excited for the future. Pip had finally reached a stage in his life where he could be worth all of Estella’s time and now the chances of marriage seemed even higher. When Estella was in her greatest time of need, Pip came in like the knight in shining armor that every girl seems to wish for. Estella was troubled with her current life and hurried into a marriage to release herself from Miss Havisham’s control. Her decision proved unwise as she happened to marry a man that was quite abusive. However, he died leaving her alone and she traveled back to Miss Haversham’s garden. Around the same time, Pip decided to say one last farewell to his past. When he arrived, he was pleasantly surprised to see Estella. They reunited and shared their stories of troubles and trials. Pip and Estella romantically left the garden together, hand in hand. The prize had finally been won as Pip had finally been worthy of becoming Estella’s husband. Although Pip didn’t tell us that he married Estella, the story ends with the possibility, and his endeavor was worth all that he had accomplished. Throughout the book Pip was constantly trying to earn Estella’s love. Some may argue that Miss Havisham never wanted them to marry, but all she really wanted was the best for Estella. Miss Havisham’s troubled past had made her hard and course like bricks. She hadn’t experienced a happy marriage or a loving husband and therefore did not know of how to bless Estella with these things. Pip still pressed towards his prize and continually tried to gain her love and trust and succeeded at the end.