GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Great Expectations



Great Expectations

The book Great Expectations is a classic and a fiction drama. In the book Great Expectations, Joe Gargery is Pip's brother-in-law. Because his sister, Mrs. Gargery raised Pip, Joe Gargery has been his father, friend, and idol. There are two people that influence Pip, in the book Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, they are Joe and Ms. Havisham. Pip is a young boy who lives with his sister and her husband Joe, who is a blacksmith. Pips life is thrown upside down when he visits Ms. Havisham, a rich woman with an obnoxious daughter named Estella. Pip sees the uncommon life and starts second-guessing his own common self. Then a lawer from London wants Pip to come to London and learn how to be a gentlemen, at some anonymous person's expense. Pip is astounded because this is his chance to become uncommon, and the wealth that comes with it. Joe is the biggest influence on Pips life; Pip and Joe are best friends. Joe loves Pip so much to the fact that he “wishes that only he got put out, Pip; I wish there weren't no tickler for you old chap.”

However, after Estella tells him that he is "a common labouring-boy”, Pip decides that he wants to do more with his life, than just become a common blacksmith. Pip has "Great Expectations", for his life and expects to fulfil them. There are many people in the story who influence Pip, in fact everyone influence's Pip. Pip sees the rich life and Joe says "If I was yourself, I would not (go to Miss Havisham)", Joe knows what the wealthy life is doing to Pip. But the two who influence him the most are Joe and Miss Havisham. If you look up to someone then you are liable to be influenced by them. Joe and his wife are both common, if Joe was uncommon then Pip would have been uncommon. Pip becomes Joes apprentice, but is "ashamed of home”; Pip is ashamed of his brother and how he is ok with being common. Miss Havisham is also a big influence on Pip. Joe's ethics makes Joe need to work with his hands, so does Pip, so they both have "Coarse hands". If Pip had never seen uncommon people would not have influenced the wealthy life then him, then he would live the rest of ...