Joe Gargery: The Good In One Person

The Good In One Person Staying true to who you know you are is a part of life that everybody needs to have, and without this people would be lying to themselves. In the book Great Expectations written by Charles Dickens, one of the main characters Joe Gargery knows that he does not need to change what he wears and how he talks for anyone. Dicken’s makes many characters in his books representations of issues in the world, and Joe is a representation of a good person. Joe’s disposition towards people is more enlightened than those in the upper class, and is satisfied with how his life has turned out. Joe acts respectful of everyone no matter what class they are in or what life position they are in. When Joe visits Pip in London, Joe taught him that it does not matter

Joe is saying that although the situation of him and Pip being in London together in London may not be great, but deep down in private Pip should appreciate it. Pip does not like the fact Joe is in a lower class than him which is why Joe says that being friends is not harmful but he understands why Pip is acting the way he is. Joe’s wife, Mrs. Joe, is a strong woman who scares many people. Although Mrs. Joe is abusive towards her husband, Joe still has respect for her and how she runs the house. In many occasions Mrs. Joe has beaten Pip and Joe because they have not followed the rules, when this happened it made Joe see how strong and independent Mrs.Joe is. Pip and Joe were having a conversation about their lives and Joe says “Whatever family opinions or whatever the world’s opinions on that subject may be, Pip, your sister is a-fine-figure-of-a-woman!” (pg 36). Joe was explaining how people will have opinions on people who act like her, but Mrs. Joe is a model woman and girls should