Great Expectations
Great ExpectationsIn the novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens, three people have a very firm hold of Pip’s future. The first of these characters is Joe, the kind-hearted young man, who loved Pip very much. Second, Estella, who is the attractive, cold-hearted young lady whom makes Pip love her all his life. Last, Miss Havisham, the lady who raises Estella, and makes her hurt all men, and break their hearts. These three people have much to do with Pip’s destination or “expectations” as it is so eloquently put.
Joe always stood up for Pip. He married Pip’s sister, Mrs. Joe, only because he wanted to have Pip with him. Joe withstood all of Mrs. Joe’s meanness just to be with Pip, even though Pip does not show love towards Joe. Joe is not very intelligent, but he is a strong man. He takes satisfaction in being a blacksmith, and he has pride in himself. He believes in integrity, and he always treats people politely. An example of how Joe treats people is in the beginning of the story, when Pip’s criminal is apprehended. When the criminal says that he is sorry for eating the pie, Joe says, “God knows you’re welcome to it-so far as it was ever mine!”. Joe helps Pip with anything and he is always with Pip when needed. Joe is one of the characters in this story, that Pip will always recollect.
Miss Havisham persuades Pip to tell her what he thinks of Estella, and then taunts him. Her view of love is “Blind devotion, unquestioning self-humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving your whole heart and soul to the smite, like she did”. She tells Pip to love...
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