It is clear throughout Great Expectations that Dickens is trying to portray the character Pip as a tyrannical nomad (or barbarian) who constantly struggles to dominate the ghost like figures around him. This theme is clearly symbolized both in the beginning of the novel when a young pip sits upon the graves stones of his parents, as well as later within his affection for fair skinned characters such as Estella and Herbert. It could also be presumed that this is the reason Dickens made his characters so shallow in comparison to Pip's wild depth. In the end, this parallel of barbarian and ghosts created a gentle humanism within Pip, even if he was possibly from space.
For response: Do you think Pip was indeed from Space? Why?
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I don't think that Pip was from space. The story is told by Pip years later. I think that it would have been very hard for Dickens to develop the other characters in the story with the depth of Pip's character. After all do we really understand other peoples thought processes? We only see a projection of what they are on the inside, we only see what other people show us through their actions and what they tell us. When Pip retells his life he can only recreate the "ghosts" of the people he knew. Therefore there is hardly any indication in the novel showing that Pip is from space
Pip must have been from space because he doesn't have a chance with Estella. Not in this galaxy!
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