She is living now. She is a lady and very beautiful. And I love her!'- Instead of becoming gentleman to further society, Pip wanted to be noble for his own means. .
Pip goes on to work at his brother-in-law's smithy; with his great expectations now just a memory. One day a lawyer named Jaggers come to Pip with the news that he has received a large fortune and must come to London right away. At first Pip thinks the anonymous benefactor who gave him the money is Miss Havisham, who he thought would help him become a gentleman all along. Pip goes on to become a gentleman in London, and he shows disregard for his former loved ones. However, he is still in love with Estella. When he learns that the source of the money is not Miss Havisham but a convict named Magwitch, he is shocked. Magwitch tells to Pip, "Look'ee here, Pip. I'm your second father. You're my son "more to me nor any son. I've put away money, only for you to spend."" He eventually befriends Magwitch, though. In a messed up escape attempt to get him out of London, Magwitch is arrested and sentenced to death. Pip loses his fortune, only to make it back by living abroad and making an honest living on the mercantile exchange. This attempt at righteousness is an obvious shot at the morals of 19th century London. People did not care where their money came from, as long as they had it. Pip is a true gentleman and seeks out his own honest living. .
The original ending of Great Expectations is much more fitting for the theme of the novel. In this ending Pip is called over to a carriage while walking in Piccadilly. The woman who has called for him is Estella. She married an abusive man and it has clearly taken its toll on her character. She says to him, ""I am greatly changed, I know; but I thought you would like to shake hands with Estella too, Pip-. They say goodbye and go their separate ways. This ending, which Dickens' was persuaded to change, is too far too realistic for Dickens' intended audience.
