The author Charles Dickens was a talented illustrator of character. Throughout his novel Great Expectations he presents this gift by creating several unique characters. A dominant character throughout the novel is Estella, adopted daughter of the eccentric Miss Havisham. Estella is cold-hearted, a victim of Miss Havisham, and repentant. Throughout the novel Estella has a hard time understanding feelings. As a child when Pip would play with her she was cold to him, "And what …showed first 75 words of 468 total…

…showed last 75 words of 468 total…sorry for. The fact that her means of hurting all mankind consisted of simply marrying Drummle makes her seem pathetic. As it turns out she has a heart, only she needed to be beaten to discover it. It is also a wonder why she is loyal for a time to Miss Havisham. Yet, she appears to redeem herself at the end. Estella's characteristics lead up to one question, is there a shadow of another parting?