Dickens' Depression
Dickens' was never content with his life. He wasn't satisfied with his love life, work, and life in general. He is remembered by being a very melancholy person by people who knew him. His sadness and depression could've contributed to Dicken's ideas about Pip being a depressed man in general. Pip is depressed with his life in general, but especially his love life, just like Charles. They both wanted someone of higher class and the fact that they couldn't get them, devastated them. Dickens' overall sadness could've contributed to the unsuccessful events of many characters in the book. For example, Miss Havisham is an absolutely miserable person who doesn't gain success in much of anything in her life. Her unsuccessful life could be reflection of how DIcken's thought his own life was unsuccessful. Although Dicken's sadness influenced the book into having very interesting characters and a unique plot, it is worrying how depressed he was.