Estella coming to London is a turning point in the novel. She causes Pip much grief and worry, which are feelings that pip seems to feel almost daily. She shows interest in him, then turns around and pursues other men, then drops them (to Pip's elation), and then pursues Drummel, and then, again, drops him. This sends Pip on an emotional roller coaster, and is in affect, breaking his heart.
This fits into the discussed motif of sadness and disappointment, which from the very beginning of the novel, Pip has dealt with constantly. From his dismal town and life in the "Meshes", to his disappointing arrival in London and the receival of his "Great Expectations", Pip has truly known sadness and dissapointment, and Estella's actions only act to compound these feelings inside of him.
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