Pip's Flight Reaction

Pip’s reaction to Estella’s snobbery is admiration. A general reaction would be disgust. His unnatural reaction and obsession with Estella is just one example of his flighty attitude. Pip goes from one “expectation” to another. He does not know how to combine his family he left at home with his “becoming a gentleman.” His obsession with Estella and his passiveness toward Joe and Biddy (who imbued him with the only love and foundations that he ever had) stem perhaps from Pip being an orphan. He lost his family and his sister never wanted him. He lacks a sense of belonging and thinks by becoming a gentleman and marrying Estella he can create a completely new life.