Pip as an Idealist From the very childhood Pirrip is a character who is running after his aims and dreams.

He is in search of a better Pirrip than before.What goes around comes around is his motto.Thus , he does whatever necessary to improve his condition according to social expectations.
She wants this boy to go and play there. And of course he's going. And he had better play there," said my sister, shaking her head at me as an encouragement to be extremely light and sportive, "or I'll work him."I had heard of Miss Havisham up town - everybody for miles round, had heard of Miss Havisham up town - as an immensely rich and grim lady who lived in a large and dismal house barricaded against robbers, and who led a life of seclusion.

(Dickens,

1983; 89) His one of the first dreams is to gain power under the authority of Miss Havisham .He is polite to her and answering every question asked to him.He felt himself morally weak.When the life of author and Pip is considered there is a parallelism.
However, we know that parts of Dickens Great Expectations were drawn from the authors life. and Charles Dickenss Great Expectations are classic novels accessible and entertaining examples of the development of the realistic form in fiction , for example the novel seems to present us with a recognizable world , a world we can believe in. (Walder,1995 ; 9)

He looked for ways to strenght his morality.He rescued Miss Havisham from burning which indicates, though she was cruel to him , his morality is very much different than before.His illeteracy was a set before him on the way of becoming a gentleman , he got help from Biddy and learnt how to write. getting considerably worried and scratched by every letter. (Dickens, 1983; 77)Idealistic view of Pip to the life made him a person who is running after his desires.Since nobody is perfect he will in one way or another be cought up the traps of life , that is to say , disappointments will occur.

Now, boy! What was she a-doing of, when you went

in today? asked Mr.

Pumblechook.She was sitting, I answered, in a black velvet coach. Mr. Pumblechook and Mrs. Joe stared at one another - as they well might - and both repeated, In a black velvet coach? Yes, said I. And Miss Estella - thats her niece, I think - handed her in cake and wine at the coach-window, on a gold plate. And we all had cake and wine on gold plates. And I got up behind the coach to eat mine, because she told me to. (Dickens, 1983; 117)

Pips first visit to Satis House is narrated by his own . His persona reflects an unreal experience.He depicts a scene he has dreamed of or to a scene he was expecting .The storm in Pips mind pushes him to dream , his subconcious comes out in his those words.His idealist side becomes more clear.This thought-provoking book should be required reading for young people entering college and for the people who advise them. Dickens explores the purpose and importance of education in shaping values, character, and imagination and convincingly argues for the need for the wisdom and perspective it provides, whatever one's chosen field. Students, parents, fellow presidents, and all who love learning will find something in these pages to ponder with profit.It is a forceful affirmation of liberal education as a social and cultural force in shaping the minds and characters of our youth as future citizens. Idealism is defined as the view that the existence of objects depends wholly or in part on the minds of those perceiving them as Pip did. This definition is not complete by any means, in fact those who truly explore idealistic concepts often come to the point where physical reality is nothing more than symbolism for the workings of the mind. This might sound strange and a little farfetched but that is only because we are used to one particular view of the world, to explore another view would require a great deal of courage and the acceptance that you are not simply an accumulation of your beliefs. Actually, Dickens thought that : His intention in this instances is to show how far from the fairy tale Victorian society was, how far it was from fulfilling the wishes of people, how far from realizing its social dreams.