Great Expectations
is the story of Pip, an orphaned boy growing up in 18th century England, and
his journey from living in poverty to becoming a proper gentleman. Growing up
Pip was brought up by hand in the home of his older sister and her husband,
Joe. While visiting his parent’s grave, he encounters a convict who threatens Pip into steeling food and a file for him; this haunts Pip for many years. One day
Ms. Havisham, a wealthy spinster sends for Pip to come on play at her house,
when he arrives he is greeted by the beautiful, but cold Estella a beautiful
but heartless girl, the girl whom Pip will fall for. As the story progresses
Pip finds himself on a whirlwind trip from poor to proper, this transformation is
funded by an anonymous benefactor, who turns out to be the convict he helped as
a child who was touched by Pip’s kindness. The final scene is of Pip and
Estella meeting at the now abandoned house where they first met, and implies
they may still have a future together.
