In the novel Great Expectations, the author, Charles Dickens, creates the dynamic character of Pip. Pip starts out as a 7 year old boy with no dreams for the future. He evolves into a confident and successful gentleman by visiting the stage of a selfish young man for the first time. Pip changes because of his relationship with money and the other characters in the book. Pip evolves from an unambitious boy into a high-class and successful gentleman, predominantly through the influence of money provided by Magwitch, creating corruption in Pip's later life. At the beginning of the book, Pip is a compliant 7-year-old. without dreams for the future. He knows who he is and what he will become. He is a 7 year old orphan boy who will become a blacksmith and work under Joe Gargery. However, Pip is unaware of the dramatic changes his life will soon undergo. One day, in the swamps, Pip meets Magwitch, an escaped convict. From the day they meet, Magwitch already mentors Pip. “Give him your mouth!” (Dickens 4) is the first time Magwitch teaches Pip how to become a confident young gentleman, saying his name, Pi...