Would insecure/selfdoubting be a dominant trait of Pip throughout Dicken's Great Expectations?

Question

I know this trait can definitely be found in the first section of his expectations, but I'm not sure if it follows throughout the book. I can't think of any traits that Pip shows throughout the whole book, except for this one (maybe). Thanks so much for replies!

Answer 1

At the beginning of the book the constant rating by his sister, the fear of the escaped convict Magwitch, the scorn of Miss Havisham and Estella add to the natural self-doubt which any boy in Pip's position would feel.
Later in the books, however, it is a coming to terms with the man he actually is which causes the inner conflict in Pip. Of course, snobbery is a type of insecurity. Well balanced individuals are sure enough of themselves not to feel the need for snobbery in their dealings with others. His feelings are les of self doubt than self disgust. He finds Joe tending him on his sick bed and asks his forgiveness, only to be told that he would, of course, be forgiven if there were anything to forgive! He suddenly sees himself as a small, mean person. He struggles wih his abhorrence of the idea of his secret benefactor being a convict and finally sees himelf as the horrid snob he has become. Estella, of course, has travelled over her own path of misery and self-disgust and the two, having come to terms with themselves, can now be happy together.