Then unexpected problems from his past arise, and begin to transform his attitude.By: Charles Dickens From the opening passage itself of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the reader is drawn into the world of the hero, Pip, who is at that time, seven years old.The author creates an unforgettable atmosphere: the gloom of the graveyard, the melancholy of the orphan boy, the mists rising over the marshes and the terrifying appearance of an escaped convictin chains.Told in first person (one of the only two books that Dickens used this form for, the other being David Copperfield ) Great Expectations is a classic coming of age novel, in which we trace thegrowth and evolution of Pip or Philip Pirrip to give his full name.Pip has lost his parents very early in life and is being brought up by his much older sister and brother-in-law Joe Gargery. Pip begins overspending his generous allowance, and worse, spurns his old friends. However, life is complicated as a gentleman in society, and he finds himself very unhappy, as Estella remains indifferent to him, involved with someone else. In London, he acquires a tutor, grand new clothes and the lifestyle he always wanted. The benefactor is kept secret, but Pip is sure it must be Miss Havisham. Jaggers, arrives to inform him that he has come into a handsome property, and will be removed from his present home to be brought up as a gentleman. Although Pip is ashamed of himself as a poor uneducated boy, he is fascinated by Estella.Ī few years later, he becomes apprenticed to Joe, a blacksmith, but dreams of becoming rich and clever and marrying Estella. Miss Havisham, an eccentric, rich recluse, sends for Pip to come to her house to play with Estella, a haughty and rude girl about his age. But the convict is caught and returned to prison. During Pip's 7th year, while playing in the marshes, he is accosted by an escaped criminal whom he decides to help by stealing food from his own home. His sister, a tough unloving woman, rules Pip and her gentle husband Joe with an iron hand.
Pip grows up with his older sister after losing his parents at a very early age.
In one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved stories, Philip Pirrip, known as “Pip”, narrates his own journey, from the hindsight of 50 years. Download cover art Download CD case insert Great Expectations (Version 3)
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