What's The Story?

There could be quite a few reasons to why Dickens chose to write Great Expectations. You could ask different people and probably get an different answer from each one. But I think one of the reasons why is to write story about a changing character. Characterization is a key idea in this. The story begins with Pip as a young child and then goes through to him reaching adulthood. The story shows changes that Pip goes through as he matures into an adult