“The beautiful young lady at Miss Havisham’s, and she’s more beautiful than anybody ever was, and I admire her dreadfully, and I want to be a gentleman on her account.”
– Charles Dickens
Great Expectations, Chapter 17. Pip is an idealist and romantic, as seen by this explanation to Biddy about why he wants to be a gentleman. Infatuated with Estella, adopted daughter of the upper class Miss Havisham, he wants to win her admiration and approval.