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In the novel //Great Expectations// emotions are a very big part of the whole story. Pip desires to be someone Estella would pay attention to, he always tries to make her love him although keeps pushing him away and warning him that she isn’t meant to fall in love. Most of the readers would think that Pip would give up and move on, but Pip’s perception and desire to gain that trust and love from her makes him try even harder.

I think that Dickens is trying to prove a point that Pip’s young mind is set in his own ways and will not change for anyone but it also shows the desperation for that love he is missing. Being only a boy and his parents gone, he is forced to live with his sister who is strict and mean; he doesn’t get the affection that is needed from parents. I believe this is some of the conflict that has Pip’s emotions all scattered.

Emotions can be destructive but yet can be inspirational and motivating. Dickens shows this emotion through Pip’s character and through his life. He starts as a young naïve boy who has no clue about love, and by the end of the novel he has changed into a strong hard worker. Mrs. Joe was always the one to put him down and abuse him and Mr. Joe This is apart of what made pip more strong minded later on and a stronger person but with many regrets.

His family is going through a rough time with the death of his parents and later the death of Mrs. Joe. Mr. Joe finds things difficult because he loves Pip but get’s attitude and coldness from him. He struggles with things between him and Mrs. Joe because she is abusive and manipulative but through out it all he is faithful and loves her with his whole heart.The emotions in this novel are compacted together to make the characters seem more realistic and relatable.