Philip Pirrip | |
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Great Expectations character | |
![]() Pip and Joe Gargery, his brother-in-law | |
Created by | Charles Dickens |
Portrayed by | Jack Pickford Phillips Holmes John Mills Anthony Wager Michael York Ioan Gruffudd Gabriel Thomson Jeremy Irvine Gary Bond Gerry Sundquist Anthony Calf Douglas Booth Fionn Whitehead Simon Gipps-Kent Dinsdale Landen |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Pip |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Blacksmith Gentleman Clerk |
Family | Mrs Joe (older sister) |
Relatives | Joe Gargery (brother-in-law) Biddy (second wife of Joe) |
Nationality | British |
Philip Pirrip, called Pip, is the protagonist and narrator in Charles Dickens's novel Great Expectations (1861). He is amongst the most popular characters in English literature. Pip narrates his story many years after the events of the novel take place. The novel follows Pip's process from childhood innocence to adulthood. The financial and social rise of the protagonist is accompanied by an emotional and moral deterioration, which forces Pip to recognize his negative expectations in a new self-awareness.[1]