In Dickens' novel Great Expectations, Pip's character, personality, and social beliefs undergo complete transformations as he interacts with an ever-changing group of characters presented in the book. Pip's moral values ​​remain more or less constant at the beginning and end; however, it is evident that in the period between his years of maturation and reaching adulthood, he is trying to find his place in society. Although Pip is influenced by many characters in the novel, his two most influential role models are: Estella, the object of Miss Havisham's revenge against men, and Magwitch, the benevolent convict. By exposing himself to so many different characters, Pip must learn to discern right from wrong and choose role models worthy of the title. At the beginning of the novel, Pip is a poor, ignorant orphan, unaware of social classes, or even the existence of such things. As a result, he is satisfied with what he has and who he knows. As he moves forward in life, he meets new people from every spectrum of social classes, and his content turns to shame and greed, as he desires to be "better." Suddenly Pip is ashamed of both his family and his social class. However, when Pip begins to understand the true meaning of life, his childish attitude changes. “However, as Pip grows up, he learns that having money, power, and being of a higher social class is not necessarily better than having real friends who care about him, even if they are of a lower social class” (Bloom, “Charles Le Dickens' Great Expectations” 236). As the quote above suggests, in the final stages of the story Pip's mentality changes for the better and Pip manages to give up having "the money and the power" and focuses... middle of the paper..... .o emerges in Pip and is much better towards his family and those around him. It is clear that Pip's character has become more human when he is around Magwitch and not Estella.Works CitedBloom, Harold. "Charles Dickens' Great Expectations." Google Books. Network. April 18, 2011. .Bloom, Harold. "Great Expectations - Charles Dickens." Google Books. Network. April 18, 2011. .Dickens, Charles and Charlotte Mitchell. Great expectations. London: Penguin, 2003. Print."The Library of Literary Criticism of..." Google Books. Network. April 18, 2011. "Seeing Double, Seeing Double: The Use of Double in Great Expectations." The Victorian Web: An Overview. Network. April 18. 2011. .