“Biddy,” said I, after binding her to secrecy, “I want to be a gentleman.”
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 17. Pip’s desire to renounce his working class background and become an upper class gentleman has taken him over completely. Confiding this to working class friend Biddy, the allure of money, social class and need to impress Estella have become the most important driving forces in his life.