Pip

Phillip Pirrip, known throughout the novel as Pip, is the protagonist and narrator of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. He experiences significant development and growth as the narrative progresses, following his maturation from an innocent, young, orphaned boy to the mature and knowledgeable man who narrates his own coming-of-age journey.  Considered to be a bildungsroman, Dickens’ novel focuses on Pip’s journey towards fulfilment and self-discovery, grappling with the prevalent themes of social class, morality, ambition, and desire in the hierarchical social climate of early 19th century England.