Throughout the second stage Pip's character grows into a gentleman in the progress when he moves to London and becomes under the eye of Mr. Jagger. In the first stage Pip is just a young innocent boy who was just dreaming of being a blacksmith like Joe. But then he gets great expectations from a mysterious person. Who has voluntarily plaid for his education on being a true gentleman and so Pip now lives between Mr. Pockets house and Herbert Pockets house in the city. He is being brought up as he always wished he could, in the higher class.
Common motifs in the second stage are mystery such as who is the person who has voluntarily paid for Pip's new schooling. Another is becoming of a gentleman like Biddy who in the first stage was often schooling with Pip or helping get Mrs. Joe healthier. The common theme throughout this book is contrasts for example when Pip compared the personalities of Mrs. and Mr. Joe. Most themes and motifs happen through out the book but there is just one goal for Pip which is just becoming that gentleman he has dreamed of being.
