s begin by asking questions. Now you get along to bed" (14-15). She has forced his conscience into believing that the most simple of acts, such as asking questions, is criminal and guilty behavior. He feels fault even when he has done nothing wrong or quite obviously made the right decision. We also see this when he feels a genuine pity and compassion for the convict as he agrees to help him. Yet, he also feels an immense sense of blame and disgust that so strongly resinates he begins thinking the police are outside waiting to take him away for his dastardly deed. The young Pip's internal workings are based solely on his fear of the opinions of others.
Pip is ashamed for his place in life even though this is far beyond his control. He is of lower status and of low education and esteem, and feels the only way to demolish this un-satisfaction is to attain higher social advancement. These feelings were brought about by the abhorrence of Miss. Havisham and her beautiful puppet Estella whom is being used to "break their hearts" (95). Estella deliberately debases Pip out of shear delight and Pip falls more deeply in love with her. Pip is attracted to her superiority and breeding, that of which Pip is obviously lacking. She shows only contempt for Pip, yet her continual annihilation gives him a form of punishment for the conscientious guilt he carries with him daily. She taunts him for calling knaves "jacks" (60) and having dirty and rough
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