Sympathy for Pip in Great Expectations by Charles Dickensproblems with the formatGreat Expectations is a novel in which each character is the object of sympathy or contempt. Charles Dickens implies through his use of guilt and suffering that Pip is an object of sympathy. Frazier Russell wrote that in Great Expectations "the protagonist (through his suffering and disappointment), learns to accept his position in life." (Also through Pip's suffering comes the sympathy the reader feels for him. Most of the suffering Pip is subjected to in the novel is a result of the guilt he feels. As a child he suffers from an unfair burden of guilt imposed on him by his sister part of the novel, Pip falls from innocence to snobbery Because of the dual narrative that Dickens chose to employ, the reader never loses sympathy for Pip. His final redemption comes when he is able to see his flaws and recognize that he is guilty of snobbery As a child, Pip is pitied by the reader because of his situation as Mrs. Joe's younger brother, by which he is constantly tormented. How Mrs. Joe treats Pip is not only unfair, but influences the view that Pip has of himself and consolidates an already existing sense of guilt. Pip constantly feels guilty and suffers because he is led to believe that his life causes nothing but pain and harm to those around him. Mrs. Joe uses threats of punishment and accusations of ingratitude to keep Pip quiet and well-behaved: "'I tell you one thing, young man,' she said, 'I didn't bring you... middle of paper... ....London: Macmillan, 1966.Dickens, Charles. New York: Signet Classic, 1961.French, AL “Old Pip: The Ending of Great Expectations.”Moynahan, Julian of Great Expectations." Discussions of Charles Dickens, 82-92, Boston: D.C. Heath & Co., 1961.Partlow, Robert B., Jr. "The Moving I: A Study of Point of View in Great Expectations," 194- 201 Richard Lettis and William E. Morris, ed. Russell, Frazier. "'When I Was A Child' - An Introduction to Great Expectations." Yahoo Homepage, 1. Penguin Reading Guides, 7 November 2000. www.penguinputnam.com/ academic/classics/rguides/dickens/frame .html.