In this quotation, Pip is referring to that now he knows about the upper class society, he wants to be like that. He wants to be a gentlemen for Estella and Miss Havisham. He is ashamed of Joe and his lower class lifestyle. In the first nine chapters Pip is a young boy: sweet, innocent, and cute, but as he gets older he isn't so much so anymore. When he starts to become embarrassed of Joe he turns into a less like-able character. When he says he is ashamed of Joe's "commonality" he is just a bad character in the readers eyes because Joe is so kind. It is hard for the reader to see Joe criticized and therein the view of Pip is changed. He has become a totally different character.
A life-alterning day for me was the day I found out I had a bone cyst. It was when I was four so I don't really remember it that well. I know that it meant that I would have multiple surgeries over the following years of my life. I can't remember what happened that day very well, but has been described to me by family members since then. It seems that everyone in my family knew that this was a day that would change my life, and effect theirs. Now I have to deal with constant hip pains and soreness. I have built up scar tissue in my hip that makes it really tight. I have pain when I run and play soccer that makes it harder for me to play sometimes. I think that it is going to be a pain I have to live with for the rest of my life. It is just a bump in the road that I will have to overcome. To this day during my soccer games I will have hip pain, but I can play through it because of my love of the game
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