Hand in Hand
~Blog Post 5~
Topic A
April 15, 2015
by Luke Edwards
"I
took her hand in mine...I saw no shadow of another parting from her,"
(865). Pip and Estella's relationship
throughout the novel is an emotional roller coaster for Pip. He falls in love, and she repeatedly denies him
after leading him on. She is rude and treats
him poorly as children, but as they grow older, their relationship starts to
change. When Pip becomes a gentleman, he
finally thinks he has a chance with her, and he believes they are destined for
one another. She allows him to follow
her around, and is slightly less rude, but she never takes him seriously. He
has to watch her court other suitors, with the same cruel tactics she once used
on him. Eventually, she marries Drummle,
who is basically Pip's rival. He learns
many years, after supposedly getting over her, that her relationship was sad and
abusive and they had divorced. When they
coincidentally meet in the gardens of the Satis House, they can't help but yell
each others names. They talked, and
Estella told Pip that she had changed, and asked for his forgiveness. "I have been bent and broken, but - I
hope - into a better shape," (865). Her suffering and struggles change Estella. She is not the cruel young girl who's sole
purpose is to break the hearts of men.
She and Pip can finally be in love, because she is not holding back. They take each other's hands, and this time
Pip, will not let go. He loves Estella,
and has loved her for so long that this is his chance. He knows that he will love her forever, and
never let her go.
Although what Luke said is true, I think Estella falls in love with Pip for a different reason. Luke suggests that it was because of the abusive and sad marriage she had with Drummle that Estella decides to let Pip in; however, I believe that age and reason have set in with her. After her immature and childish tricks, Estella finally learns what it is like to treat men with respect instead of tormenting them like her mother, Ms. Havisham, taught her. She probably made a rash decision in marrying Drummle, and she didn't see the pain she was about to endure. But with Pip, she knows things will be different. She knows he has cared for her from the start, so she runs into his protective and loving arms at the end of the novel to live happily ever after.
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