Everybody changes as they grow up, for one reason or another. If because of money or love, people change. This is no different for a young man named Phillip Pirrip, otherwise known as Pip. Pip changes in many different ways, many different times. We see that Pip changes quite often, from a scared, common, poor boy to a rich, upstanding gentlemen. "no man who was not a true gentleman at heart, ever was, since the world began, a true gentleman in manner." (Sparknotes)

As the beginning of the story unfolds, we learn that Pip is a small, orphaned boy who lives with his abusive sister and her husband. Pip one day is strolling through the churchyard when a ragged looking character threatens Pip. This character, which we later find is named Magwitch and that he becomes Pip's benefactor, asks Pip for some food and a file so he...