Second Stage

       Throughout the second stage of Great Expectations, its really shocking how much Pip has changed since the beginning.  He's almost the complete opposite of that poor, innocent, boy we were so kindly introduced to a couple weeks ago.  Now, he's an almost sad, unrelenting shell of the boy he used to be and has changed to a greedy, high and mighty "gentleman".  In Chapter 24, when Pip asks Mr. Jaggers for some money and Mr. Jaggers offers 50 pounds, Pip asks for less, but when Jaggers says 5 pounds, which is (was) a ton of money, Pip asks for more.  

       For example, this shows not only his ever increasing greediness, but his ignorance of how lucky he is.  He spends all his time moping about and worrying about things but if he really wanted to be a gentleman, he'd do it without being such a pain.