【正文】 Thanks to Magwitch, Pip bees a rich man and his character develops. Without his help, Pip is still a poor boy and won’t bee arrogant. To some extent, he helps him a lot, especially in property. When Pip knows his benefactor is not Miss Havisham but the prisoner, he realizes the reality and begins to change his mind. Without his help, Pip’s great expectation, being a rich man, won’t e true. He will not think that Miss Havisham help him marry Estella. Then he won’t be hurt. Moreover, the gap between Pip and Joe will not appear. They can be equal forever. Because Magwitch returns to London to see his gentleman, Pip knows the truth and develops his character again. He bees mature. Therefore, Magwitch also influences Pip.C. The Influence from JoeJoe is also an important person in Pip life. In his childhood, Joe treats him well and makes friends with him. They always help each other and they understand each other. Because of Joe’s kindness, Pip lives a simple life. They are equal to each other. Pip just wants to work like Joe in future. However, when Pip bees the inheritor, he begins to look down upon Joe. He just indulges in improving his position and living an upperclass life. Even he doesn’t want Joe to meet him. But Joe respects him. He thinks that they are equal in countryside while they are not equal in London. In the end, when Pip is seriously ill, it is Joe who looks after him. He pays off Pip’s debts. He never changes his mind to treat Pip. When Pip bees healthy, Joe leaves London secretly. Because he doesn’t know what happens to Pip, he still thinks that they are different in London. Pip feels that Joe still treats him as before. He is deeply moved by Joe and he changes his mind to be kind to Joe. With the help of Joe, Pip lives a happy life again and returns to reality. He feels gratuitous towards Joe. He decides to live with Joe. Therefore Joe plays an important role in Pip’s character development.IV. Merits and Demerits in Pip’s CharacterEveryone has both merits and demerits. There are mainly two merits in Pip’s character. To begin with, he strongly aspires for his dream. He tries his best to realize his dream. Moreover, he is kind to his friends and benefactor. He gives some money to one of his friends to help him do business. He treats Joe He also gives a hand to his benefactor to escape and looks after him in his last days. On the other hand, Pip also has demerits. He idolizes for money extremely.“great expectations”. In Pip’s childhood, he is a pure boy and wants to bee a blacksmith which is his great expectation. In the second period, when Pip bees the inheritor of a cryptic property, he is arrogant to others. However, his soul has not changed and he is also kind in fact. In the third period, Pip gets to know the benefactor of the cryptic property, who is a prisoner he helped in his childhood. He loses his great expectation, but he acquired morality. After plague suffered, at last Pip recognizes the world. He returns to reality. Although he gets a simple job, he feels satisfied. He bees mature. It is written in the 19th century when many people are opposed by some bourgeois or great financier baron.II. Analysis of Pip’s Character DevelopmentIn this novel, the writer describes four process of Pip’s grownup. At first, poverty makes him a pure boy. He just wants to be a black smith. After he inherits a large amount of cryptic property, he thinks since he is rich, he should be different from others. He feels superior. When Magwitch appears, Pip is informed that his benefactor is a prisoner, who gives him money to show his gravitation and wants to make him a man of upper class. After Magwitch’s death, Pip loses his great expectations but he changes his idea. In the end, Pip lives in a simple life and finds the pleasure of the simple life. In this novel, according to Irving, John,“the hero undergoes purity, degrading, reorganization, maturing generally”. He recognizes the truth gradually. After all, he makes out what is important and what is subordinate. Because of the change of the environment, Pip’s character develops.A. The Childhood ExperienceIn Pip’s childhood, he lives a simple life. He just wants to work like Joe in future. Pip and Joe are true friends. They always help each other. Although his sister always blames him, he still lives a happy life. Pip is naive before he meets Estella. However, as soon as he meets her, he falls in love with her. He finds he is a lowclass man and has no status. His peaceful life is broken then. He begins to hate his life. He changes his mind and wants to be a gentleman. To be equal with Estella and marry her, he strongly aspires for enhancing his social position. Just at this time, a cryptic benefactor is willing to support him for his education in England. Therefore, Pip loses his original purity. At last, Pip gives up his dream in his childhood. With the bene