Great Expectations Character Analysis of Pip In the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the main character, Pip, is a boy who grows to become a man of admirable qualities. This story is the circumstances and events that occur in-between these two time periods, and how they affect him as a person. In Latin, Pip means “seed”. Just as a seed grows and changes, Pip experiences life changing events and struggles. Pip is a boy grow…showed first 75 words of 883 total…

…showed last 75 words of 883 total…rocess and decision making. Pip’s expectations have changed. They have changed because Pip has changed. He no longer sees himself as always at fault and knows he can not control other people. He sees the unfair treatment he gave to Joe and Biddy and feels remorse. Pip has become an admirable man has accepted his place in society.