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Great Expectations The Story starts out with the early life of Pip. Around age 8 or 9 he goes to Satis House at the request of an old woman named Ms. Havisham. He goes there to play with Ms. Havisham's adopted daughter, Estella. Now, understand that Estella was brought up very differently than most little girls. She was brought up in a way that will backlash her mother in the end. Estella's main mission in life is …

…not to expect anything from her .he would always ignore her warnings. I suppose you could say he has been blinded by his love for her. Unfortunately he had forgotten to remember that love is not one sided, but two. Had he of listened to her, he would have gotten on with his life and his Great Expectations. But what would have happened to Pip, or might have happened, I suppose we will never know.