Great Expectations 3

Through both the journeys of Pip and Estella both have realized their new places in the lives of people around them. Pip finding his benefactor has finally realized the ultimate truth behind his "Great Expectations" and shows a great disgust in the news. Pip's realization of his place in society is not so black and white to him anymore. He has realized that the life he wanted to live with Estella is not in his reach and reacts negatively toward the convict bringing this news to him. As Pip explains, " The abhorrence in which i held the man, the dread I had of him, the repugnance with which I shrank from him, could not have been exceeded if he had been some terrible beast"(319-320). Clearly Pip has changed his emotions on the subject of his inheritance. He does not greet is expectations with positive outlook anymore, but instead he looks at his benefactor as a "terrible beast".
Estella on the other hand has changed her positions in relation to Ms. Havisham. Estella has realized that she does not have her own life but rather Ms. Havisham has taken complete control of her life shaping her into whatever she wishes Estella to be. But now Estella has realized this and we see that she has begun to fight back to Ms. Havisham. When Estella and Ms. Havisham fight Estella says, " All I possess is freely yours. All that you have given me, is at your command to have again, Beyond that, I have nothing" (304). It is seen that Estella has definitely come to the realization that she does not control her own life and that now she has just begun to fight back against Ms. Havisham, starting with their fight seen in chapter 38.
Both Characters realizations will have profound effects on their futures. Estella will begin to distant herself from the control of Ms. Havisham and will become her own women, not some wretched evil daughter of Ms. Havisham. This possibility is especially probable seeing that Estella is now going to be more often away from Satis house and Ms. Havisham. She will begin to build her own life and form her own individual personality.
Pip as a result of realizing his benefactor and becoming disgusted with his finding will begin to question his life in the higher class and will most likely go back to Joe more often seeking advice from him. Pip will eventually realize that with Estella out of reach his expectations have become completely useless to him, and he will return to the forge in the hope of rebuilding a relationship with Joe.