Suffering is perhaps the most important theme or idea in the book Great Expectations. The whole story is about Pip's suffering throughout his life and what he tries to discover that ultimately leads him to feel even more pain. All the people he is closest to in life have suffered throughout his life, such as Miss Havisham, Magwitch, and Estella. The book ends with some hope that resolves all the pain in the lives of all the main characters and even the secondary characters. Throughout Pip's childhood, he and those closest to him have also suffered his process of becoming a gentleman, and when his journey comes to an end he still faces more pain within him for lost love and curiosity. If the book had been renamed the best title would be "Suffering Expected". From the beginning of Pip's life, Pip is already suffering from the loss of his parents. Then he has to live with his older sister, Mrs. Joe, who subjected him to many tortures during his childhood. Like when he went to the cemetery without her approval, she filled his mouth with tar water just to prove a point to him. It was not only Mrs. Joe, but also the inmate who put a dark image in his head of someone who would come to kill him if he didn't bring him what he wanted, which Pip ultimately couldn't stop being worried about. about after his return from the cemetery. Once Pip begins to visit Miss Havisham, although it is obvious that the way he designed the Satis House he is immersed in such a low, dark and depressing emotion due to the experiences he had to suffer in his past. Miss Havisham's suffering, however, defined her character. "Miss Havisham herself, of course, is the great victim of the novel, abandoned on her wedding day... middle of paper... truth, and the ending of her story is sealed with pain and the hardships of life. From loss of his parents and sister, his best friend, to being treated coldly by the love of his life, Pip still manages to cope well with the little hope with Estella and the son of his loved one who seems just right to him in a scary way. It's not the best ending, but it could have been worse because Pip's idea of ​​life really suffers the worst and only gets a little bit of the sameness expectations." NP, June 15, 2010. Web May 17, 2014. .SparkNotes Editors. SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. April 30, 2014. Dickens, Charles.