Estella's Orders Against Her Mother's Wishes

Estella’s Orders against Her Mother's Wishes

~Blog Post #3~

Topic C

1 May 2015

By: Brian Arata

            Throughout this section of the novel, Pip has the constant notion that Estella not only wants to marry him, but that Ms. Havisham wants them to be wed. In this section, the relationship between Estella and Pip turns from lies to the truth. Before, Pip recognizes that Estella thinks of him as a poor boy that she could never respect. Pip knows that she doesn’t really like him, but he keeps hoping that Ms. Havisham means for them to marry. In this section, Pip begins to sense a change in Estella’s attitude. Pip notices that “her manner was more winning than she had cared to let it be to me before” (281). Even though she is still outwardly rude towards Pip, there are multiple signs that she is developing feelings for the growing Pip. One of the most obvious signs is Estella’s rebellious and ignorant attitude towards Ms. Havisham. Even though Ms. Havisham controls Estella’s money, she will not submit to every one of her wishes. Pip knows that Ms. Havisham does not want Estella to marry him; however, he also leans that Estella does not always obey her mother’s commands. Estella is learning to become a young and independent woman, which, for Pip, could mean that she finally sees the charming young man he has become. If Estella does not listen to Ms. Havisham’s advise, she will start to make her own decisions for herself, and one of those decisions might be to marry Pip. Even though she does not change her attitude towards him, the relationship between Estella and Pip could be taking a very positive turn for Pip since Estella is beginning to become more independent. She is ignoring the suitors of her mother’s choice, and she might choose the young, polite, and charming Pip against her mother’s wishes.