Two Contrasting Cities

“Many plays and novels use contrasting places to represent opposing forces or ideas central to the meaning of the work. Explain these two contrasting regions in Great Expectations and they represent to Pip.” Representing Great Differences
I believe the two contrasting regions in Great Expectations to be the poverty stricken marshes and the harsh, unforgiving streets of London. What the marshes represent to Pip are his roots, a life of humble living and little education. He is desperate to get out of the marshes throughout the beginning of the story, seeking a place of higher society. This life of wealth, manners, and enlightened people represents happiness to Pip.
He believes these things are necessary