As a young orphan boy {{Pip}} lives with Joe, the local {{blacksmith}} and his {{shrewish}} wife. Before
beginning his apprenticeship as a {{blacksmith}}, {{Pip}} meets two people who will have a great impact on
his {{future}}: an {{escaped}} convict from a prison ship and Estella, a young girl who lives with Miss
{{Havisham}} in a {{decrepit}} old mansion. After several years, {{Pip}} receives tremendous news: a
{{secret}} benefactor has decided to fund his becoming a {{gentleman}} and {{Pip}} promptly moves to
{{London}} where he shares rooms with Mr. Pocket and learns to become a man of great {{expectations}}.
He also becomes a snob however, something that shames him later on. As he learns the identity of his
secret benefactor, he also learns the true meaning of {{joy}} and {{life}}.