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In the novel Great Expectations, Pip is the main character in the story. He is a young boy who lives with his sister and her husband. They all work very hard to live in suitable conditions. Therefore, when Miss Havisham, a queer old woman, asks for Pip to come to her house and play, Pip is sent immediately. Mrs. Joe, Pip^s sister and mr. Pumblechook see this as a perfect opportunity for Pip to earn more money for the family. Miss Havisham is very wealthy and with her lives a young girl, named Estella. Estella is very pretty and intentionally rude to Pip. Pip^s purpose of being sent t