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Charles Dickens has left the revised ending of Great Expectations open to interpretation by the individual reader. The original ending is unconventional in that the fairytale does not have a happy ending. In contrast the revised version allows the reader to respond to the novel and decide for themselves the fate of Pip and Estella. This ending brings Pip and Estella full circle back to the place of their first encounter. For those of us who like a happy ending, the final scene shows how both characters have developed to be equals. No longer the puppets of others they are free to rescue each other from the guilt of their past actions and learn from them to create new expectations. The original ending makes spectacle of the difference in social standing. Pip and Estella have a chance meeting on the streets of London. The fact that Pip is in the company of young Pip shows his association and acceptance of the lower class; while Estella represents the superior class by sitting in her carriage and looking down at Pip to speak to him. The revised ending has Pip and Estella return to Satis House the place of their first encounter. In their first meeting there was a definite distinction between their classes. Pip the blacksmith’