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1、ThestoryisdividedintothreephasesofPip'slifeexpectations.Thefirst"expectation"isallotted19chapters,andtheothertwo20chapterseachinthe59-chapterwork.Insomeeditions,thechapternumberingrevertstoChapterOneineachexpectation,buttheoriginalpublicationandmostmoderneditionsnumberthec
2、haptersconsecutivelyfromoneto59.Attheendofchapters19and39,readersareformallynotifiedthattheyhavereachedtheconclusionofaphaseofPip'sexpectations.Inthefirstexpectation,Piplivesahumbleexistencewithhisill-temperedoldersisterandherstrongbutgentlehusband,JoeGargery.Pipissatisfie
3、dwiththislifeandhiswarmfriendsuntilheishiredbyanembitteredwealthywoman,MissHavisham,asanoccasionalcompaniontoherandherbeautifulbuthaughtyadopteddaughter,Estella.Fromthattimeon,Pipaspirestoleavebehindhissimplelifeandbeagentleman.AfteryearsascompaniontoMissHavishamandEstella
4、,hespendsmoreyearsasanapprenticetoJoe,sothathemaygrowuptohavealivelihoodworkingasablacksmith.ThislifeissuddenlyturnedupsidedownwhenheisvisitedbyaLondonattorney,Mr.Jaggers,whoinformsPipthatheistocomeintothe"GreatExpectation"ofahandsomepropertyandbetrainedtobeagentlemanatthe
5、behestofananonymousbenefactor.ThesecondstageofPip'sexpectationshasPipinLondon,learningthedetailsofbeingagentlemen,havingtutors,fineclothing,andjoiningculturedsociety.Whereashealwaysengagedinhonestlabourwhenhewasyounger,henowissupportedbyagenerousallowance,whichhefrequently
6、livesbeyond.Helearnstofitinthisnewmilieu,andexperiencesnotonlyfriendshipbutrivalryashefindshimselfinthesamecirclesasEstella,whoisalsopursuedbymanyothermen,especiallyBentleyDrummle,whomshefavours.Asheadoptsthephysicalandculturalnormsofhisnewstatus,healsoadoptstheclassattitu
7、desthatgowithit,andwhenJoecomestovisitPipandhisfriendandroommateHerberttodeliveranimportantmessage,PipisembarrassedtothepointofhostilitybyJoe'sunlearnedways,despitehisprotestationsofloveandfriendshipforJoe.Attheendofthisstage,Pipisintroducedtohisbenefactor,againchanginghis
8、world.ThethirdandlaststageofPip'sexpectationsaltersPip'slifefromtheartificiallysupportedw
