Great Expectations

Great Expectations is the coming of age story of the orphan Pip who falls in love with the unreachable Estella. In order to win her, he desires to raise himself from a blacksmith’s apprentice to a gentleman. When the means to do so miraculously appear, he travels to London with expectations to become a gentleman. In spite of his newfound wealth and position, Estella, ward of the wealthy, eccentric Miss Havisham, remains unreachable. When Pip learns that his mysterious benefactor is none other than a common criminal, whom he aided when he was a child, he realizes that he can no longer accept his support. This signals the end of his financial expectations and a final realization that Estella may forever remain unreachable. Years later, Pip and Estella meet once again; softened by years of hard experience, they both come to realize the deep feelings they have for one another.