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Great Expections The novel, Great Expectations, presents the story of a young boy growing up and becoming a gentleman. He must learn to appreciate people for who they are, not shun them for who they aren’t. Nicknamed Pip, Philip Pirrip, the main character, goes through many changes in his personality, as he is influenced by various people. Pip experiences tough times as a boy and a young man, but at the end he has …

…have named him Pip. During that last visit, he returns to Miss Havisham’s old run-down home. There he meets Estella, grown into a woman, her husband dead. There, Estella tells Pip that she was treated badly by Bentley. Pip sees her cruelty replaced by sad kindness. Estella asks Pip to forgive her, and he does. The story ends, with grown Pip and a changed Estella both leaving Miss Havisham’s garden, hand in hand.