The impact on Pip in “Great Expectations” has been majorly influenced by two unique characters, which have shaped the emotional attributes upon a young boy with an ambition towards becoming a gentleman. Biddy and Estella, Pip’s shapers, both exchange concealed methods of molding up Pip, with one expressing hurtful means, and the other enlightening him towards looking the other way; however both methods form ideal outcomes. Estella is one of the first major characters whom Pip encounters. Despite her individual beauty which Pip admires vastly, she portrays herself to be a scornful, outspoken and cruel individual, who was adopted and raised by Miss Havisham, to be an enemy to man. Estella’s influence traps Pip into a corner. In those days his poor social status held massive influence towards how higher classes treated him, particularly with disrespect. This kind of hatred Estella enjoyed most, as she lashes at Pip to be a “common-laboring boy” during a games of cards. Pip uses this to fuel a brand new obsession of becoming a gentleman. While Pip visited Estella regularly, he was continually outcasted by her higher social class strict rules. Insulting him for his “thick boots” he brought every visit, and his “coarse hands” to which he touches her with and mocking his intelligences because “he calls the knaves, jacks.” These verbal assaults that Estella issues to Pip influence him to think twice about his appearance of class, and most importantly his moral-improvement. Pip later on begins to form a hatred of his past, and move in to the idea of becoming a noble gentleman, but however creating a monster to the eyes of the people, that helped him become who he once was. On the other hand Biddy, whom is noticed to be a fairly intelligent, country-hearted, down-to earth-girl, impacts Pip hugely to read and write during his adolescence stages. Not only that, but Biddy took the time and effort to build Pip’s knowle