Blog Entry - Great Expectations

The novel is about a country boy obtaining the opportunity to become a person in the educated and wealth class of the society. Charles Dickens points out the materialism in society and the pride of the upper class in this novel through the protagonist. Pip, the protagonist, is a country boy and when he becomes a young man, an unknown sponsor gives him the chance to become a gentleman. After receiving education, Pip thinks of people who are close to him as an embarrassment. He takes so much pride in himself that he does not want even his closest relative, his brother-in-law, to be seen with him because it may cause his reputation to be degraded. Also, when the secret sponsor’s identity is disclosed, Pip is ashamed once again because his sponsor is a thief. Although Pip had appreciated the financial aid, Pip’s arrogance leads Pip to rather think of his sponsor as an embarrassment than a benefactor. Unlike the boy whom Pip once was, a child who did not care about a person’s social status or wealth, after blending into the people of city, he is materialized and becomes arrogant.