Estella
Estella is a very beautiful and proper name and she fits the part as well, but the her name may be misleading because she is rude and insulting which allows her to wreak havoc on the men of England. Estella is Latin for star, and at first glance, that's what she is, "very pretty and very proud." Pip is mesmerized with Estella. He thinks she is very beautiful, and is not very happy when she leaves. As a star catches the eye of the astronomer, Estella catches the eye of Pip. If Estella was indeed a star, she would be the sun. Beautiful, but hot and scornful. Can't live without her, but she can be too hot and burning for Pip's taste. An example of this is when Mrs. Havisham tells Estella to break Pip's heart. She laughs at his clothing and makes fun of the way he sings and says certain things. Estella is very accurately named and the name fits her personality perfectly. From what is known about her from previous chapters and from the origin of her name, she is probably very smart, and will have a "bright" future.
I agree that Estella's name does mean star, but I disagree that she is smart. Throughout most of Great Expectations, she is controlled and doesn't really have a true mind of her own. Ms. Havisham controls her during the first half of the book. This is so because Estella does every thing Ms. Havisham requests of her. Until near the middle of the book, she finally yells at Ms. Havisham of making her this way, and finally thinks of her own.
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