Is There a Dickens Character in the Book?

There's certain Dickens characters that are fairly well known, even among people who have never encountered his works directly and obviously Scrooge is one Oliver Twist. I feel like Fagan has a bit of a reputation. People remember that character and certainly Miss Havisham is in that coterie... very few people I think today still read the old curiosity shop. But most people have this idea of a malingering, long-suffering, beautiful young woman who is cheerfully going to her grave with good spirits. Great expectations is briefly for anyone out there who doesn't know is the story of Pip,. The main character Philip Perip, who's called Pip throughout the book, is