Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectations (1861), has great plot significance. The title itself symbolizes prosperity and above all ambition. The main character and protagonist, Pip (Philip Pirrip) was born an orphan and was raised by his sister Mrs Gargery and her husband Joe Gargery. Pip was a young boy when he was threatened by a convict, Magwitch, at his parents' grave to help him. Pip nervously agreed to help out and was haunted day and night by the sin he had committed, which was stealing food and tools from Mr. and Mrs. Gargery's house. Later, he is called to Satis Manor by a wealthy woman, Miss Havisham. There he meets a beautiful young girl, Estella, with whom Pip falls in love. With the novel divided into three volumes, great expectations arise from Pips shortly after his visit to Satis Manor. Pip's expectations are wealth and the desire to become a gentleman as he discusses with Biddy, his private tutor: "I want to be a gentleman to her. account” (Dickens, 117). Estella, despite her bitter attitude towards Pip, changes her mind, which makes him want to become a gentleman. His approach to becoming a gentleman involves becoming an apprentice to his brother-in-law, the blacksmith. His first expectations come from Mr. Jaggers, Miss Havisham's lawyer. The lawyer deliberately informs Pip “that he will enter a fine estate…and be brought up like a young gentleman” (Dickens, 125). Hearing Mr. Jaggers, Pip was both amazed and excited as he aspired to such a status. When Mr. Jaggers explained Pip's great fortune and importance to him, he automatically assumed that his benefactress was Miss Havisham. In his first expectation, Pip is to be educated professionally by Mr Pocket,...... middle of paper ......y the bride's dress on the bride's table... so much the better if this is done that day” (Dickens, 81), and his plan also fails. In conclusion, Dickens depicts the title of the novel, Great Expectations, through Pip's desires, dreams, and luck. Once he discovers that his secret benefactor was Magwitch, he is surprised. Pip had many great expectations which he was able to achieve with the help of Magwitch. Besides Pip's expectations of wealth and the importance of being a gentleman, readers expect the novel to have many turning points due to Dickens' ability to craft a coherent plot in which he controls all the angles. Pip had high hopes, or expectations, because everything that seemed blindly right to him was not being fulfilled. Works Cited Dickens, C. and Cardwell, M. (2008). Great Expectations (New ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.