What are some different character perspectives from Great Expectations, and how would this change the novel?

In the character perspective of Joe Gargery, the story would be of the loss of a beloved family member through poor judgment and wrong choices. Joe sees Pip go down a path that can lead only to heartache, trying to live a lifestyle where he will never fit in. In that society, a gentleman is born, not made. Pip, no matter how much money he has, will always be shut out of the society of such people as Estella and Miss Havisham.

In the perspective of Abel Magwitch, the story would be a parallel of Pip and Magwitch each recreating themselves, Pip in London and Magwitch in New South Wales. Magwitch’s transformation would unfold more than it does in the present story, where we could see how much of his moral character changes. He would see himself through Pip with distant eyes, receiving only infrequent reports of his success in aiding the child who did not turn in him to the law.

From Estella’s perspective, the story would follow a young girl being trained to be a “man-killer” and the successes she gains through her treatment of Pip. It would also follow her downfall, as she marries an abusive husband. Her regret would be an integral part of the end of the story, as she and Pip meet again.