Great Expectations Conclusions on the Conclusion Great Expectations is the story of Pip, an orphan boy, who is being brought up by his sister and her husband Joe, the village blacksmith. Pip is training to be Joe's apprentice. One day he meets a convict on a marsh and is frightened into stealing food for him. Later on he is taken to Satis house, where lives the rich Miss Havisham and her ward Estella. Miss Havisham …showed first 75 words of 1351 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1351 total…as still vainly hoping for a fulfilment of the dream he once held. In fact he has not grown up and accepted things as they are, and is deluded about a happy ending with Estella which cannot happen. With the original ending it fits more also into the themes that it is impossible to go back, and one must pay for what has been done. Pip must pay for the mistakes and manipulation of others.