Estella Havisham

is, Estella Havisham. She is the biological daughter of Abel Magwitch, a convicted criminal, which in the Victorian era, would have depicted her as being in the very lowest level of society, even lower than Pip. However, at the age of three, she was adopted, by Ms. Havisham, a wealthy, bitter and vengeful woman, having being jilted at her wedding. Despite, the idea heroine in a Bildungsroman being described as soft, caring and feminine, Estella is described as being cold and distant. Estella believed

Estella may be beautiful, but she's as chilly as Frozone, freezing the hearts of everyone around her—including her adopted mom, Miss Havisham. She's "proud and refined" as an adult, and "beautiful and self-possessed" as a child", and for some reason Pip falls desperately in love with her, even though she's really, really rude. But we can't hate Estella, either. Can you imagine living in Satis House with a mother who wears her wedding dress everyday and who only cares that you grow up to break boys'

two characters to contrast each other, Estella Havisham and Biddy. Through these characters we get a glimpse of the different statuses or levels in society. Estella is a rich heiress and adoptive daughter of Miss Havisham. Biddy is an intelligent, kind woman who was raised to be a respectful young lady. It almost seems like she is the anti-Estella. Estella is rich,she’s poor. Biddy is pleasant, attentive and sweet while Estalla is neither of those. Estella was raised by a woman who was at the end

mistreated Estella and it shaped and changed her into into a rude character . She always put her hopes and ambitions into Estella, even when it wasn’t the best option and only beneficial to herself. Mrs.Havisham created something heartless and cut throat in a way. After all the bad had happened, she came to her senses and regretted the things she had done. Mrs.Havisham’s treatment towards Estella could have changed the whole story. Mrs.Havisham always pushed her wants and ideals into Estella. She had

one-step at a time into his great expectations, he encounters a young lady named Estella Havisham. Adopted by Miss. Havisham, Estella Havisham tends to reject the action of love to anyone who offers it. Pip, on the other hand, fancies Estella and will never fail to recall the

is constantly recurring. Pip’s single-minded affection for Estella initially grasps him when he lays his eyes upon her at Miss. Havisham’s Satis House. Although Estella is captivating in Pip’s eyes, she has an underlying temperament of being ignorant and vulgar that remains constant throughout the novel. “‘Anything else” ‘ I think she is very pretty’ ‘Anything else’ ‘I think she is very insulting’’’ (Dickens 62). Although Pip finds Estella alluring, and one day hopes to marry her, he is frequently

Great Expectations - Miss Havisham and Abel Magwitch are Living through Others In the work Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, two characters live their lives through someone else. Miss Havisham and Abel Magwitch are both elderly and though someone else are able to obtain their goals that they are not able to complete themselves. Abel Magwitch lives his life through the protagonist Pip while Miss Havisham lives her life through the character Estella. Miss Havisham is an aged, mysterious

become worthy of his love, Estella, despite being a poor orphan and an apprentice of a blacksmith. Similar to Dickens’ rough childhood, Pip didn’t want this family or their struggle to define him. However, even the rich have their problems. For example, Miss Havisham lets her past affects how she lives on a day-to-day basis. One unfortunate event has led her to live her life in sorrow and depression and it affects everyone around her, especially her adopted daughter, Estella. Even, the convict, Abel

aspects to others. Characters Magwitch, Pip, Miss Havisham, and Estella are examples of people who self-sacrifice themselves throughout the book. Magwitch, a convict who is wanted by the law, desires to financially aid Pip by converting him into a gentleman; Pip, an innocent boy who has yet to learn about the ways of life, had to sacrifice his time with his family members Joe and Mrs. Joe to move to London to become educated and wealthy; Miss Havisham has sacrificed and devoted her time to getting

rightfully afraid of any man bearing the appearance of Magwitch and one who threatens to eat you. Pip’s character, for the most part at the beginning of the novel, is replete with fear and cowardice. At the same time, one might say that these characteristics are the result of his exposure to certain overbearing and threatening persons. Of course this is seen with Magwitch but more so in the presence of Pip’s sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery. She boasts that she has “brought me [Pip] up ‘by hand’ ” (Dickens