Wrapping Up Great Expectations

Throughout Great Expectations, many strange and somewhat pointless events occur. While trying to read the assigned pages every night, it is possible that we may have lost the meaning of these events. Dickens tries to teach us an important lesson about life: appreciate what you have. Dickens shows us this through his character of Pip. Pip was the brother-in-law of a blacksmith and was destined to become one as well. He was very poor but happy and was surrounded by people who loved him. He had just hat he needed but that wasn't enough for him- he wanted more. He wanted to become a gentleman. He threw away his family and traded it for a life of luxury and money. Only after things went from bad to worse did Pip realized that his family meant more that social class.