Pip discovers during the course of the novel, what are the really important things in life. I agree with this phrase because at the end of the novel Pip is a true example of a real gentleman, someone who knows themselves and the truth. Someone who doesn't live life in a world of fantasy and accepts things and people for what they really are. Someone who is honest, justice and loyal. To become this he goes through a lot and realises the important things in life. Pip's innocence at the start of the novel is gradually replaced by ambition based on the prospect of social advancement. As a child he is intelligent, imaginative and eager for knowledge, but also sensitive and timid. He goes from a ‘small bundle of shivers` to a mature man with a strong sense of loyalty, justice and honesty.
             There are many common, familiar cliches about illusion versus truth. "All that glitters is not gold" and "Things are seldom what they seem" are the most universal overused phrases, but they do not cover entirely every aspect of appearance versus reality. In Charles Dickens' novel, Great Expectations, there are several differences between the illusion and the truth. The appearance of certain things is often detrimental to the outcomes of characters when the reality of a situation is revealed. These illusions are revealed through Pip, a lower class boy caught in the struggle of the social classes of 19th century England. Throughout the book, Charles Dickens emphasizes the difference between appearance and reality through Pip's expectations of something better, social status, and settings in the book.
             The most important illusion in Great Expectations is Pip's confident expectations of a better life. In the beginning of the novel we see how Pip hasn't had that much experience in life and that all he knows is from the marshes and around him. We see his close relationship to Joe and how he looks up to him, wanting to be just li...