Discuss the problem of communication in the novel Great Expectations of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens 's Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of Philip Pirrip , better known as Pip . The story presents the development and growth of Pip as he becomes an adult . During the novel , the characters seem to have trouble communicating with each other . Because of the characters ' interest in only themselves , especially Pip messages , some important and some not , are delayed or not received at all

According to G .K . Chesterton (1911 /1996 ) in his article The Characters in Great Expectations , despite the novel 's title , expectations were never realized . This

statement could be interpreted as expectations were never realized because of the communication problems between the characters . The characters never seem to express what they want to tell one another . Messages are misinterpreted , and some messages are never heard

For example , Pip had loved Estella from the first time he met her Toward the end of the novel , he finally told her so , but she did not reciprocate his love for her . She replied instead that she never misled him into thinking she felt the same way about him that he did for her As a result , Pip was heartbroken (Dickens , 1861 /1998 . Pip only believed what he wanted to believe , and saw what he wanted to see . This was evident when he dismissed her cold-hearted personality . She tried to tell him that she did not love him , but he would not listen . Pip turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to Estella until he was ready to...