Estella lived in Satis house as a child with Miss Havisham, who is her adopted mother. While living in Satis house she didn't have any child friends, apart from the ones she would mock and use. This has mentally scarred her, as she is trapped in Satis house and now she has missed out on a childhood. Instead of having a childhood she has had to compete with the Pockets and the their scheming against …showed first 75 words of 785 total…

…showed last 75 words of 785 total…hopelessly into that course and common boy again.' At the end of the book Estella learns her lesson and turns humble. And she has become a widow after Bentley Drummle died. And also miss Havisham died so she has been left with satis house, which she demolishes, and meets Pip there, there maybe some hope for them, in that they may get together. So her suffering has been rewarded with everything piecing back together.