Blog #3 Pip and Estella's realizations

Pip and Estella have gone through realizations in chapters 38 and 39. Estella has a realization in chapter 38. In this chapter, Estella leaves Mrs. Brandley's house to visit Ms. Havisham. She tells Ms. Havisham that she is tired of herself which Ms. Havisham understands as Estella being tired of her. Estella argues with Ms. Havisham for the first time because they understand each other differently. This argument shows that they do not have many shared beliefs and ideas like they did before. Estella and Ms. Havisham do not have as good of a relationship together as in previous chapters shown by this long argument. Estella's realization results in her playing cards with Pip which allows her to forget about Ms. Havisham for the moment. Also, Pip has a realization in chapter 39. Pip's realization occurs when he discovers his benefactor. For a long time, Pip never knew who his benefactor was going to be and assumed that it was going to be Ms. Havisham. However, Pip was surprised to find out that his real benefactor was the same convict that he met in the beginning of the story. Before Pip goes to bed, Pip hears a noise on the steps outside his room. Pip looks downstairs and sees a strange person coming towards his room who knows that his name is Mr. Pip. Pip allows the person into his room and offers him hospitality. When Pip sees the man with the lights on, he discovers that he recognizes the man's features. It is at this point that Pip realizes that his benefactor is the same convict he knew as a child. As a result of finding out that the convict is his benefactor, Pip dreads becoming a gentleman. However, he offers the convict hospitality because he knows that the convict has risked his life in order to become his benefactor. Pip still wants to be with Estella, and he does not think that it will happen because the convict is his benefactor. He thought that Ms. Havisham was going to be his benefactor, and by becoming a gentleman, he could be with Estella for the rest of his life. By the end of the story, Pip will learn to accept that the convict is his benefactor and do his best to live his life as a gentleman. He will still have a good relationship with Estella but will have a harder time trying to make Estella like him. However, Estella will try to live a better life. Since Ms. Havisham and her od not have a good relationship with each other, Estella will leave Ms. Havisham and go to a place where she can live peacefully. Estella will choose to live with Ms. Brandley and her daughter permanently since she already started living with them now.