Second stage.

First Stage:
In the beginning of the book you can tell that Pip is respected by all but Mrs. Joe. Pip is always extatic and gentlemanly. By the time Pip meets Estella, Pip's view completely changes in life. From wanting to be a blacksmith to Becoming a Gentleman (which is one of the motifs) Pip's new motive is now to fit in with the upper-class. As Pip grows older his yearning for Becomming a Gentleman grew stronger up until his Mysterious Benefactor. Which is still a mystery to me (mystery is also another Motif) it's also coincidental that he gets enough money to move to London.



Second Stage:
I believe a significant part of PiP's life was during his visit in London. In the book it says that London is run-down, old and trash. I find it ironic that the place he is going to visit and become a gentleman, is more dirty than the work of a blacksmith. Pip later learns that abandoning Joe and Biddy was not such a good Idea. Charles Dickens conveys his opinion by telling us that the thing you most envy for may not be good for you and your happiness. Displayed by Pip's unapproval of first seeing London.