A six-year-old boy named Pip lives in the English marshes with his sister (Mrs. Joe Gargery) and his sister's husband (Mr. Joe Gargery). His sister is bossy and mean like most older sisters, but his brother-in-law Joe is pretty much the best thing that happened to Pip. On Christmas Eve, Pip meets a scary escaped convict in a cemetery. Pip steals food from Mrs. Joe so that the convict doesn't starve (and also so that the convict doesn't tear out his insides). Shortly afterwards, in seemingly unrelated events, Pip is asked to play by Miss Havisham, the creepy lady who lives down the street. And we mean creepy: His mansion is covered in moss; she still wears the wedding dress she wore when she was abandoned at the altar decades ago; and the whole place is crawling with insects. It's like Beauty and the Beast, only without the singing dishes. The only good thing about the mansion is Estella, Miss Havisham's adopted daughter. Estella is cold and snobbish, but damn, she's cute. Pip keeps getting invited back to play with her, and develops a little crush on her. This crush turns into a big crush, and that big crush turns into full-blown, all-consuming LOVE, even though there's no chance that orphaned Pip will ever have a chance with Estella, the adopted daughter of the richest lady in town. city. Pip is old enough to be put to work - you know, before his teens or so - he begins an apprenticeship at his brother-in-law's forge, thanks to Miss Havisham's financial support. You'd think he'd be thrilled (fire, swinging heavy things), but he hates it: all he wants is to become a gentleman and marry Estella. And then, surprise! He comes to fortune through a mysterious and unknown benefactor, says goodbye to his family, and... middle of paper... arriving home, however, he discovers that Joe and Biddy have just gotten married, which is... a little 'strange, in our opinion. He says he's sorry for being such an asshole, and then moves to Cairo. For eleven years, Pip works at Herbert's shipping company in Cairo, sending money to Joe and Biddy. He eventually returns to England, and then has one of two different fates, depending on whether you read the original ending or the revised ending: Original ending: Pip is in London a few years later with Joe and Biddy's son, little Pip, when he meets Estella. She had a difficult life: her husband was violent and when he died she married a poor doctor. Rewritten Ending: Pip visits Miss Havisham's house once again. Estella is walking through the park, being all single, beautiful and sad about having thrown Pip's love away. Oh. They will be together forever, guys!