Estella Havisham Role Model
Estella Havisham JM 02/06/06 Final Draft
Estella is an obsequious yet proud individual whose harsh upbringing hinders her ability to lead a happy and productive life. She is a bossy, showy, flippant heart breaker who uses her power – her beauty – to wreck havoc in men’s lives. She gets a blatant reality check when she marries Bentley Drummle, who abuses her to the point of desperation and separation. She ultimately learns that the man she thought would provide for her in the highest fashion did not treat her as well as the steady working man who truly, madly, deeply loved her, would have. Estella does not seem to be innately pompous, just misguided and without a strong sense of her personal self. She acts according to Miss Havisham’s orders, and doesn’t actually think for herself about her motives or actions or much of anything until the very end of the story. This is shown by the way she tells Pip that they are part of a greater plan and must follow the orders given. (pg. 266) She has known no adult role model other than Miss Havisham most of her life, and so of course acts in the same cruel, revengeful way, sort of “monkey see, …show more content…
Her presence in the book ranges from approximately ages 9 – 30. When Pip first meets her, he is captivated by her fresh beauty and is smitten by her radiance. As a young woman, she is the ultimate image of charm and sophistication: tall and thin, with porcelain skin and very sharp, defined features. She wears fancy clothes, and acts with grace and poise because of her education in France. She seems to have a way of gliding glamorously about a room as if she were walking on a cloud above everyone else. She has grown up all of her life in Satis House, which Miss Havisham keeps dark and spooky. Despite this, Estella seems to live a semi-normal life, even though she is also isolated from all other children besides
Estella is an obsequious yet proud individual whose harsh upbringing hinders her ability to lead a happy and productive life. She is a bossy, showy, flippant heart breaker who uses her power – her beauty – to wreck havoc in men’s lives. She gets a blatant reality check when she marries Bentley Drummle, who abuses her to the point of desperation and separation. She ultimately learns that the man she thought would provide for her in the highest fashion did not treat her as well as the steady working man who truly, madly, deeply loved her, would have. Estella does not seem to be innately pompous, just misguided and without a strong sense of her personal self. She acts according to Miss Havisham’s orders, and doesn’t actually think for herself about her motives or actions or much of anything until the very end of the story. This is shown by the way she tells Pip that they are part of a greater plan and must follow the orders given. (pg. 266) She has known no adult role model other than Miss Havisham most of her life, and so of course acts in the same cruel, revengeful way, sort of “monkey see, …show more content…
Her presence in the book ranges from approximately ages 9 – 30. When Pip first meets her, he is captivated by her fresh beauty and is smitten by her radiance. As a young woman, she is the ultimate image of charm and sophistication: tall and thin, with porcelain skin and very sharp, defined features. She wears fancy clothes, and acts with grace and poise because of her education in France. She seems to have a way of gliding glamorously about a room as if she were walking on a cloud above everyone else. She has grown up all of her life in Satis House, which Miss Havisham keeps dark and spooky. Despite this, Estella seems to live a semi-normal life, even though she is also isolated from all other children besides