I was truly wretched, and had a strong conviction on me that I should never like Joe’s trade. I had liked it once, but once was not now.
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 13. Having tasted the fruit of knowledge at Satis House with its money and class, Pip knows that he cannot be happy with a life working as a blacksmith’s apprentice. Exposure to upper crust life and the beautiful Estella has left him dissatisfied with his lot and a future at Joe’s forge. This shows an important change in Pip’s character.