Blog #2

The name Estella means star. Dictionary.com defines a star as "any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night". Estella who is like a star is like a fixed point to Pip. Pip expects that he will marry her when his benefactor who he believes is Miss Havisham, will let him. Also, like a star Estella is described by Pip as "very and pretty and seemed very proud." (55, Dickens) and also as "beautiful and self-possessed." (56, Dickens). Estella lives up to the reputation of her name, as she is beautiful and very pointed in her remarks.

Blog #3

At the end of part two of Great Expectations Pip finds out who his benefactor is and it is not Miss Havisham as he had expected it was all those years. It turned out to be the convict he helped a long time ago in his childhood. Upon learning this, Pip realized that he was not set up to marry Estella like he always thought he was. Pip was devastated because the future he had envisioned was no longer possible. Pip feels in his mind that he can no longer pursue Estella and that Estella will probably marry someone else.