Great Expectations Character Analysis - Pip

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Pip is of little monetary value, and he discovers that he has way of becoming rich without any or little effort put forth. As any poor person would, the riches are exploited. He begins to take hold of the reigns of the rich lifestyle, but it quickly turns the table and hold controls him...
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He begins to take hold of the reigns of the rich lifestyle, but it quickly turns the table and hold controls him. At one point, he is embarrassed to even think of the life he once came from, an obvious stereotype of being ashamed of one's past. At one point, reality comes crashing back down all around him and he realizes the rich life is not what it is talked up to be...
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