In Great Expectations, the three main settings: the Forge, Satis House and London affect the atmosphere of the novel, as well as Pip's emotions. The three main locations make Pip who he is and represent aspects of himself: his hopes, his fear, his pride and his shame. Each of these three places has symbolic characters who represent aspects of Pip as well as his mood. The Forge was a place of harmony and security and had a loving ambiance for Pip. However, having become a gentleman, he made the decision to abandon Biddy and Joe. This transformed the Forge into a place with a heavy atmosphere that represents guilt and shame for Pip and reminds him of his selfish decisions. When he goes there he feels guilty and Biddy's attitude towards him has changed, to the extent that he calls him Mr Pip and is less personal with him. Pip's mentality has also changed with the mood and influence of London, as he now believes that money is the solution to most problems. The ambiance of Satis House is dark, with barely lit rooms, rotten food, and an abusive Havisham. This negatively affects Pip's entire life, in that it exposes him to love, but it is an unattainable love that haunts Pip. For Pip, Maison Satis represents his hopes, like his desire for Estella. London represents Pip's fears, hopes, pride and shame. As Pip discovers, London is a dirty place with a morbid atmosphere and infested with greed, with characters such as the heartless Jaggers and the cruel Drummle. He has many great expectations, such as Estella, his benefactress, his future and his fortune, as well as many fears, such as the fear of not meeting his expectations. In London, Pip becomes proud and embarrassed of his childhood, including his best friend Joe. He is ashamed of himself later for his betrayals of those close to him, as well as many of his other past actions. In Great Expectations, the setting affects and makes Pip, and also affects the mood..