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In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, he uses Pip as his narrator to describe his ideals, opinions, and thoughts. He conveys the idea that wealth leads to isolation, and also that affection and kindness are more important to a person than social class and wealth. Pip is the perfect character to depict these concepts in the way that Pip is kind as a child but faces changes in himself as money and social …

…root of isolation; Dickens tells his readers to consider the causes of isolation. Pip's "great expectations" cause him great pain before he finally comes to realize that virtue, forgiveness, compassion, and affection can let him achieve happiness. After the suffering Pip and Estella felt, they were able to see the essence of true glory and were able to bring themselves together to lead the rest of their lives practicing the virtues they have finally attained.