Taken
The Shadow’s Personality.
“I am what you have made me.” (Great Expectations, 238). Some aren’t able to control their own actions, and their purpose in life is decided by someone else. In the Victorian era fiction novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, the main character Estella, is a beautiful girl raised and controlled by her adoptive mother, Miss Havisham to wreak havoc on the male sex. Even though they have the same purpose, and have similar qualities, both characters have different motives, level of ruthlessness, and intentions.
Even though both characters seem to have the same goal, they do not have the same motives. Miss Havisham seeks to hurt all men possible, out of rage, and need for revenge. Estella, on the other hand, being raised by Miss Havisham, knows to do nothing else but that. Miss Havisham seeks revenge because she has personally suffered, was to be married to a fine man who swindled some of her money, then left her at the altar. “ ‘The day came, but not the bridegroom.’ (Dickens 141)This is what drives Miss Havisham into wanting to hurt all men. Out of this spite comes Estella as we know her, brought up by Miss Havisham to revenge herself by hurting men. Unlike Miss Havisham, Estella has no control in what she gets to do with her life. What drives her to manipulate all men, is instead Miss Havisham’s anger and need for revenge, “Estella was set to wreak Miss Havisham’s revenge on men...” (237). Miss Havisham acts on personal grief, and hate whereas Estella acts on what she was taught.
As we can see Estella is nothing but Miss Havisham’s figurine, used to carry out her deeds. Regardless of Miss Havisham’s purpose with Estella, Estella is projected to be more merciful towards Pip, then Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham, pushes Pip to fall in love with Estella. Estella on the other hand warns Pip not to, out of compassion to protect Pip from heartbreak. Miss Havisham wants Pip
“I am what you have made me.” (Great Expectations, 238). Some aren’t able to control their own actions, and their purpose in life is decided by someone else. In the Victorian era fiction novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, the main character Estella, is a beautiful girl raised and controlled by her adoptive mother, Miss Havisham to wreak havoc on the male sex. Even though they have the same purpose, and have similar qualities, both characters have different motives, level of ruthlessness, and intentions.
Even though both characters seem to have the same goal, they do not have the same motives. Miss Havisham seeks to hurt all men possible, out of rage, and need for revenge. Estella, on the other hand, being raised by Miss Havisham, knows to do nothing else but that. Miss Havisham seeks revenge because she has personally suffered, was to be married to a fine man who swindled some of her money, then left her at the altar. “ ‘The day came, but not the bridegroom.’ (Dickens 141)This is what drives Miss Havisham into wanting to hurt all men. Out of this spite comes Estella as we know her, brought up by Miss Havisham to revenge herself by hurting men. Unlike Miss Havisham, Estella has no control in what she gets to do with her life. What drives her to manipulate all men, is instead Miss Havisham’s anger and need for revenge, “Estella was set to wreak Miss Havisham’s revenge on men...” (237). Miss Havisham acts on personal grief, and hate whereas Estella acts on what she was taught.
As we can see Estella is nothing but Miss Havisham’s figurine, used to carry out her deeds. Regardless of Miss Havisham’s purpose with Estella, Estella is projected to be more merciful towards Pip, then Miss Havisham. Miss Havisham, pushes Pip to fall in love with Estella. Estella on the other hand warns Pip not to, out of compassion to protect Pip from heartbreak. Miss Havisham wants Pip