What does this quote from Great Expectations mean?

Though I don’t know the backstory of who and what is going on, to me it sounds like he is accepting the fact that he could have done something about what he has done or said, but allowed it to happen anyways.

Is that what you mean?

Let’s have the entire sentence.

@Jeruba Here is the entire paragraph!
How much of my ungracious condition of mind may have been my own fault, how much Miss Havisham’s, how much my sister’s, is now of no moment to me or to any one. The change was made in me; the thing was done. Well or ill done, excusably or inexcusably, it was done (page 106)

This is after he has realized that he will not be marrying Estella, and looses hope to be raised in social class.

The word “ungracious” in this case seems to be used in an older, almost archaic sense, of “ungrateful”.

The thing in its entirety seems to be saying that it doesn’t matter who is at fault for his present condition. Just that it is so. He’s concluding that he needs to accept that and not worry about placing blame.

Agreed with @augustlan.

After reading the whole thing, it seems he’s just accepting “what’s done is done”.

So pretty much,
This quote as mentioned above, and stated by Pip, expresses his growth in the realization that Miss Havisham does not intend for him to marry Estella. It also hints at the development in Pip to have him notice the pretext he had set himself up for, in mere hopes of advancing in society. Although Pip is partially confused as to why Miss Havisham had him go through such hopes, he doesn’t place blame upon her, and realizes that it does not matter who is at fault, going with the mind set that what is done is done. He portrays his need for acceptance of his present state by suggesting that it may have been his fault for setting himself in this situation; “…may have been my own fault…” (p. 106). He concludes that he needs to accept this situation and not worry about placing blame upon anyone.

feels a bit sketchy…

Not exactly what you mean by sketchy.

Doubtful?

Incomplete?

Anyhow, hopefully this may fill it out some. Emotional intelligence is one of the signs of growing maturity. An immature person (regardless of their chronological age) keeps trying to blame others for whatever happens.

Rather than taking responsibility for themselves and their own responses, they keep trying to find someone else to blame.

He has come to the recognition of the futility of trying to shift blame to others. It doesn’t change the fact that he has to deal with life as it is. He has resigned from playing the blame game and resolved to get on with life.

That’s the beginning of maturity.

I was thinking more incomplete, and feeling like im merely regurgitating facts that were mentioned in the book, rather than interpreting!

The emotional intelligence, and shifting blame/maturity concept truly helps!!! thank you!

Very welcome. I love English Lit. Especially Dickens and Shakespeare. Both had really good insights into human behavior and the common condition of man. That’s why they are still read to this day.

“How much of my ungracious condition of mind may have been my own fault, how much Miss Havisham’s, how much my sister’s, is now of no moment to me or to any one. ”

It all comes down to the italicized portion. No one is to blame, everyone is to blame, but it doesn’t really matter because… “The change was made in me; the thing was done. Well or ill done, excusably or in- excusably, it was done.”

He accepts that he has a part in it, just as everyone has a part in what’s going on around him just as everyone around him has contributed as much as he has to the current state of affairs in their way. He can’t blame it on others or entirely on himself, but why bother to blame anyone when it cannot possibly change anything? He’s taking responsibility for his actions and moving forward because where he can’t do anything about the past, he can do something about the future.