Everyone in life struggles to live up to what others and society expect them to be in life, the next Harvard graduate or the next new celebrity. But these expectations can begin to define a person if they believe they must conform to society's expectations. In Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations", young Pip feels pressure from society and his love, Estella, to become a gentleman. Attempting to rise in his social class, Pip abandons his former good morals and his family when he moves to London. Each character has aspirations for Pip that they believe they must fulfill to succeed in life. He also sets expectations for his friends and family and is disappointed when they don't meet his aspirations. The pressure from all the characters and the pressure it puts on others ultimately undermines Pip's ideals, because he believes he has to please everyone. These high expectations placed on Pip define the plot of the novel and the progression of each character. Therefore, in the novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dicken, the title plays a significant role due to Pip's struggle with the fact that he cannot live for himself, but rather is focused on meeting the standards imposed on him and others. First, Pip has high expectations for Joe. At the beginning of the novel, Pip expects Joe to be a father figure and protect him from Mrs. Joe and Pip "looks Joe into [his] heart" (Dickens 86). Joe and Pip are friends and rely on each other to survive their family life by warning each other when Mrs. Joe "went into a rage" [173]. However, after Pip receives his benefactor and the money, he expects Joe to be a different person than him. He expects Joe, like him, to go from one day to the next from being "co... to the center of the paper... not for each of them and for each person's struggle with expectations. Pip is the one who he struggles more, because he cannot meet each person's standards and aspirations for him, resulting in the destruction of his old morals. Each character has goals for Pip and he begins to believe that he must achieve these goals to win Estella's heart However, Pip also sets standards for friends and family is confused when they do not live up to his expectations. The pressure of people in his new social class to become a gentleman Pip begins to define himself by the way who others see him to be a certain way in today's society Overall, "Great Expectations" demonstrates that everyone is challenged by society's expectations and defines themselves by the standards of others...