The first 1-15 pgs of Great Expectations:
Pip is an orphan who lives with his sister and her husband. His sister isn't nearly as nice as her husband is. They aren't wealthy, not even close, but they get by with a blacksmith's salary. Pip goes to his parents graves and is attacked by an escaped convict. The man tells Pip to go get one of the tools from his brother in law and not to tell or else "his man" who is always watching will get him. Pip feels bad for him so he steals him some food that his sister made and gives it to him. The man is grateful, but things take a turn for the worse.
Dickens probably wrote Pip like this, because he can also relate to being alone at such a young age. Maybe him too, was also faced with challenges of being on the wrong side of the tracks.
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