Cruel Love“Great Expectations'' is a coming-of-age novel written by British author Charles Dickens. This book describes the development of an orphan named Pip and his love for Estella. Pip is the hero and a well-rounded character. He is also the narrator of ''Great Expectations''. He was raised by his sister, Mrs. Joe, and her husband, Mr. Joe, to be a blacksmith. Then Pip's Keeper, Jaggers, finds a very rich woman and benefactor, named Miss Havisham. Pip expects a lot from Miss Havisham. He wants her to raise his social class and give him a gentleman's fortune. Later Pip's purpose changes and Pip's "Great Expectations" are to become a rich and educated gentleman. However, once Pip's expectations begin, he falls in love with Estella, even though she is truly a cold, unkind, heartbreaking woman. Because she was raised by Miss Havisham, she continues to break men's hearts and torment them. Pip's friend Herbet and Estella warn Pip not to love her because Herbet thinks Estella is not in Pip's destiny and Estella raised by Miss Havisham and she doesn't like Pip. The relationship between Pip and Estella is very complex and ironic. She has never loved and shows her feelings towards Pip even though she is not interested in him.“ Come here! You can kiss me if you want” (Dickens 72), this quote is the main situational irony in this book, because it happens after Estella behaves in an offensive and degrading way towards Pip. Everyone gets confused, because right now she is very mean to Pip but now she says kiss me. Estella's actions are very complex and ironic. Pip doesn't expect Estella to say this but when she turns to Pip, he kisses her cheek directly. But Pip says that "I heard that the kiss had been given to the common coarse... middle of paper... the strongest buildings in London are made, are not more real, or more impossible to move your hands, than the your presence and influence have been for me, there and everywhere, and will be. Estella, until the last hour of my life, you cannot choose to remain part of my character, part of the little good in me, part. of evil. But in this separation I associate you only with good, and I will always keep you faithful to this, because you must have done me much more good than evil, let me feel now what strong anguish I can. O God bless you, God forgive you!” (Dickens 285) This quote represents the impossible and cruel love between Estella and Pip, and it is also very emotional he describes his love in the images of nature and landscape he has.