Apprentice to a Blacksmith

The days pass and Pip continues going to the Satis House doing what Miss Havisham wants him to do and also playing with Estella more. He thinks that one day, Miss Havisham intends to make him a gentleman and raise his social class. However, these thoughts are all for naught, as instead, one day, Miss Havisham brings up the point that he is old enough to become an apprentice for Joe and in an instant, he realizes to his horror that Miss Havisham never intended for him to become of a higher social class. In fact, Miss Havisham helps him fill out his apprenticeship papers and soon, he is an apprentice for Joe. Mrs. Joe and Joe take him out to celebrate, but deep down, Pip becomes even more unsatisfied with his life and is desparately wanting to become a gentleman. Pip begins work at Joe's forge and does that for many years along with Orlick, a fellow worker that Pip cannot get along with. Soon, Pip loathes his life, but keeps his feelings to himself because he does not want Joe to be hurt. Finally, Pip cannot take it anymore and visits the Satis House against Joe's advice only to find out that Estella has been sent away. On the way home after going to Pumblechook's, he sees Orlick and gets home to see that Mrs. Joe has been attacked and is now brain-damaged. Pip feels horrible for what happened to Mrs. Joe, and although she was very strict, Pip still loved her because she took care of him when there was no one else and made him into what he is now.