How Does Estella Change Throughout The Novel

In the novel Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, a then teen girl Estella changes her views for Pip from hate to like to love, and for her adopted mother, Miss. Havisham love to a sense of betrayal. In the first part of the novel, Estella is introduced to Pip; who is a then teenager that is a blacksmith apprentice, her initial thoughts of the new boy are neutral and she has no intimate feelings for him whatsoever. In these early parts of the novel, Estella is faithful and obedient to Miss Havisham, who is her adopted mother. As the book goes on, Estella’s over all mood turns for the worse.

The relationship of Estella and Pip once they meet is the relationship of a master and his slave, in Chapter 5, Estella responds Pip by saying “‘What do you play, boy’, asked Estella of myself with the greatest disdain”, the way she
Havisham’s decisions. Estella, who meets a new friend in Pip, develops a dynamic relationship with the Becht 2 newcomer. After this pivotal point of the novel, the story focuses on Pip for several years in London, until Pip and her meet up again. This is shown through a passage of Chapter 20, “It is a part of Miss Havisham’s plans for me, Pip’, said Estella with a sigh”.In the meeting, it is clear that Estella knew what Miss Havisham did and she was distasteful of her and the decision she made to send Pip away. As the novel progresses, Estella’s mood becomes patchy, happy at one moment to be sad the next. Estella, who is upbeat and happy at the beginning at the novel, has her life turn into an emotional rollercoaster. This is shown in Chapter 25, “to anything that you excluded me? Be just Me’. ‘So proud So proud of you….. ‘Who taught me to be proud’ Estella asked of her mother yet again”. In this argument, Estella questions Miss. Havisham’s tactics of raising her by saying that she was too hard on her, only to apologize moments