Great Expectations

I actually enjoyed reading this book; in the beginning I thought I was going to hate it. This story deals with so many topics – love, finding someone, losing someone, arrogance & cruelty, depression – all emotions that could pertain to our lives. If a book is relatable to the reader, it makes it all more interesting. Pip (the main character) is a young orphan who had to live with his sister and her husband. His sister had a very hard hand, seemed to show no emotion other than anger and commands. Pip would always go to Joe for comfort. Pip’s “journey” all started off with an encounter with a convict in the cemetery. Later he is introduced to a family of higher social class who end up having a negative influence on Pip – gives him arrogance, teaches him to look down on people – losing sight of the people who truly cared about him. Also with these visits he falls in love with the daughter at this house – Estella, who treats Pip cruelly. Pip rises and falls throughout the book, it was interesting to see how he had realizations as to how he changed - it showed character development. Overall this was a really good book, it was neat to see the different connections in the book.