re time at Satis House he dreams of a different world. He attends the town's school and befriends the headmistress's granddaughter, Biddy, who teaches Pip everything she knows. Biddy is able to pass on all that she knows and Pip advances beyond what he could have learned in the small ineffective classroom. Pip, in turn, works to pass on his knowledge to Joe. This is not enough, still Pip dreams of a life away from his home. He dreams of learning more and becoming a gentleman.
             "Home had never been a very pleasant place to me, because of my sister's temper. But Joe had sanctified it, and I believed in it. I had believed in the best parlour as a most elegant saloon; I had believed in the front door as a mysterious portal of the Temple of Stat
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