Great Expectations Round Character Essay

The change or growth of a character throughout a book is necessary or else the book would be bland and the reader would lose interest, Charles Dickens and he did that with his character Phillip or Pip in the book, Great Expectations. Pip was a simple boy raised by his mean sister and kind brother in law, he never wanted or expected much till he met a cold hearted little girl raised by an insane woman, but yet he wanted to become a gentleman to win her heart. His wish came true, he was becoming a gentleman, but then things took a turn for the worst. When he finally came to a realization of that material items are worthless he went back to becoming his old self, more or less. Pip is a perfect example of round character, he went from good, then bad, to almost a neutral state of person.
The early life of the character was sad but he seemed to be content in his ways. He helped his brother in law, Joe, at his forge and seemed quite happy. Joe would often say the phrase “what larks you and me are goanna have” as in how much fun they will have. He didn’t want anything more than what he already had, he could read and write, and he had a good friend and father figure looking out for
In the beginning Pip was young and just happy with being a blacksmith and joes apprentice, very common that the son, or in this case brother in law, go into the family business and Pip understood that. When the turning point comes everything changes for the once innocent Pip, he becomes almost cruel as the life of gentleman consumes him. The idea that Pip finally comes back shows that we have free will over ourselves that even though we fall we can get back up and change. The story’s main character is by far one of the best in classic literature, and forever shows that change is an essential part of