Monday, March 2, 2009

Great Expectations response 3

Both Pip and Estella have come to some significant realizations in chapters 38-39. Pip has finally come to realize that Estella does not love him. Pip has been following Estella around, but no real "love" connections have occured between the two of them. Pip has finally realized that Estella is not very interested in Pip at all. Pip later on finds out that his benefactor is the convict from earlier on in the book and infact not Miss Havisham or a wealthy person. A reason Pip was so obsessed with the idea of him and Estella could also be due to the fact that Pip thought Miss Havisham was his benefactor and he was meant to be with Estella. Now that Pip knows that his benefactor is not Miss Havisham, and Estella has no interest in him, he comes to realize that Estella is that the girl that he wants and that he has wasted much of his time on ithe idea of himself and Estella. Estella comes to realize that she is the product of Miss Havisham. "I am what you made me. Take all the praise, take all the blame, take all the success, take all the failure. In short, take me." Estella realizes that Miss Havisham has made her treat people the way she does, and be so rude, not at all honest and mean towards her suitors and others.
At this point, Pip could go back to his old life and apologize to Joe and Biddy. Pip could also stay where he is now and act as if nothing has happened to him and his life. Im not really sure if Estella has any options. I think she will stay the way she is now because she has been so molded by Miss Havisham to be the way she is towards other people.