In the novel "Great Expectations", the theme friendship is portrayed from beginning to end. Pip, the main antagonist, learns to identify his friends while strengthening their bond, or even weakening them. Pip becomes close friends with the people around him in the book. Each friendship developed in their own unique way. Friendship is a significant and constant theme in Great Expectations. This theme always reappears throughout the book. Charles Dickens showcases vivid examples of friendship through Pip's relationships with Joe, the blacksmith, Herbert Pocket, and Magwitch, the convict.