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Pip is a young boy who is very romantic and ambitious although he is also very immature. However because of Pip's ambition he has a huge desire to improve himself and achieve any possible progression, such as, educational, moral or social. Pip hopes to marry Estella and be able to be a part of the upper class. Pip very rarely thinks positively of himself as he continuously judges his past actions very harshly. Pip's unrealistic belief of perfection usually makes him look at the world very narrowly as he often oversimplifies situations from superficial values which causes him to behave in a bad way especially towards people who care about him, for example, when Pip becomes a gentleman he instantly starts to act as a gentleman should act, which then causes him to act in a snobbishly and coldly manner towards Joe and Biddy. However deep down Pip has a heart of gold and is always very sympathetic and generous, for example, when he helped Magwitch.
Once Pip learnt all his lessons he eventually turned into a mature gentleman.
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