The novel Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens is a fascinating book that many people consider to be one of Charles Dickens' greatest works. Great Expectations is a novel that contains many elements that contribute to the growth and development of Phillip Pirrip, better known as Pip. But none of these can be more obvious than the types of love and their different roles in Pips' life. In order to understand how love influenced Pip's life, we must first define what love is. According to Miss Havisham, love is: The different types of love and their roles in Pips' life are represented differently by the different characters. The type of love that Joe represents in Pips' life is the type of love that can be felt between a father and son. Estella represents the lack of love because of the way she treats Pip and the other men in her life. She can also be seen as an example of courtly love because of how she motivated Pip to become a gentleman to win her heart. The type of love that Miss Havisham represents is selfish love of oneself. This can be seen in the way she raised Estella to grow up and break men's hearts. The love that Magwitch represents is a compassionate love shared between friends, due to the way Pip treated Magwitch even though he was an escaped convict. Herbert Pocket is also another representative of the love that friends have for each other, as he helped add stability to Pips' life. This is also seen when Pip helped Herbert Pocket achieve business success through his donations to his company. Jaggers and Wemmick can also be seen as father figures as they helped mentor Pip and taught him how to be a gentleman. The love that Biddy represents is both an example of romantic love and love that...... middle of paper...... social mobility in England. Despite all the obstacles that stood in Pips's way, he was still capable of doing more than just being a village blacksmith. The love between friends that Magwitch demonstrated gave Pip all the financial and social resources that Pip needed to allow him to pursue his dream of becoming a person of class. Estella impacts Pip with her lack of love due to the way she cruelly manipulates men into loving her only to then betray them. Miss Havisham's love for herself allows her to take revenge through her stepdaughter Estella without regard for the suffering she has caused Pip and Estella. Thanks to the love that some of these characters show to Pip, he is able to realize that wealth and your position on the social scale do not make you a good person and can prevent you from seeing the beautiful things in life..