Oprah Winfrey and Pip from Great Expectation Stive for...

Oprah Winfrey is arguably the most recognized person in the entire world. According to Forbes Magazine in 2009, Winfrey was worth around 2.9 billion dollars (citation). Oprah has her own television network and magazine line. However, Oprah didnt start out with all this money and fame. Oprah Winfrey was born in a poverty ridden town in Mississippi. As a child, she used potato sacks as clothing and she lived in a very bad household filled with abusiveness and hate. She realized she was better then that and decided to go live with her father. From there on out she bettered her education and became an honor student. This shaped her into the media mogul she is today. Oprah Winfrey had the need for self-improvement. Pip, the main character in the novel Great Expectations, had that same need for self-improvement. The need for self-improvement is the most prevalent theme in Great Expectations. Pip’s need for self-improvement is depicted in his battles with three main conflicts: man ve rsus society, man versus man, and man versus self. †¨ Throughout Great Expectations it is evident that Pip was the antagonist in his own life. The first time the audience sees Pip battle with himself is his first encounter with Estella. The moment he sees her, he realizes he has to win her heart. However, he soon finds out that winning over her heart will be a difficult challenge that he will have to workout himself. Estella’s guardian, Miss Havisham, introduces the two and instantly Estella rejected