It chapter fifteen Pip yearns to gain as much knowledge as possible. Unfortunately he feels as if he has outgrown Mr. Wopsle's great-aunt. However, he waits until Biddy has taught him everything she knows, before he asks Mr. Wopsle if he would teach Pip personally. However, this does not end of working out well at all. Eventually Pip decides to decline this form of education. Pip informs the reader that he has made it his mission to teach Joe everything he has learned. However, Pip states that his intentions are not entirely pure. "This statement sounds so well that I cannot let in my conscience let it pass unexplained. I wanted to make Joe less ignorant and common, that he might be worthier of my society and less open to Estella's reproach." page 109. From this quote a lot is revealed about Pip's character. It shows that while he does indeed care about Joe he is also embarrassed by him as well. However, it is good that Pip is able to be honest with himself. Awareness of one's flaws is the first step in eventually working to changing them. It also becomes quite evident that Pip is slightly obsessed with Miss Havisham and Estella. Whenever he has a moment for his mind to wonder, it always drifts to Estella and Miss Havisham.
Pip runs the idea across Joe that he plans to go visit Miss Havisham. Joe tries to hint at the fact that he believes that this is not the best idea. He tells Pip that he goes to Miss Havisham, she might believe that has come because he wants something. Pip gets somewhat defensive because he had the same thought. He says "I had thought of that too, and it was very far from comforting to me to find that he had thought of it, for it seemed to render it more probable." page 111. Basically this means that Pip feels as if Joe, someone he is not exactly highly intelligent, was able to come to this conclusion, it is possible that others will feel this way as well. However, despite his reservations Joe agrees to give Pip a half-day holiday in order to go Miss Havisham. Orlick, who works for Joe as well, demands that he should have a half-day holiday as well. Joe agrees that Orlick can have a holiday as well and his wife is not very happy about this. Orlick puts Pip's sister in her place and she throws an extreme tantrum about how Orlick treats her. In order to resolve everything, Joe fights Orlick to pacify his wife. Fortunately Orlick understands and everything between them is alright.
Pip heads off to Miss Havisham's house, where he is greeted at the front door by Miss Sarah Pocket. As predicted Miss Havisham does initially believe that Pip wants something. Once that is cleared up she inquires to whether or not he is looking for Estella. It becomes clear that he is and that is when she informs him that Estella is abroad getting an education. Miss Havisham seems to draw great pleasure from Pip's loss and eventually orders him to go. On his way back home Pip encounters Mr. Pumblechook and ends up spending a great deal of the evening at his home participating in a murder mystery. After this Pip heads home with Mr. Wopsle and Orlick, whom they encounter along the way. Upon arriving home Pip discovers that his sister has been attacked. Some of Pip's old guilt returns because he feels as if the iron used to hit his sister belonged to the convict he had helped all that while ago. However, out of tragic rising a spark of hope. Pip's sister changes her whole nature after the attack. "her temper was greatly improved, and she was patient." page 122. Another change is that Biddy comes to stay with Pip and his family to help out and this greatly improves the dynamics of the family.
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