Great Expectations

The characters of Great Expectations are diverse and exciting. Pip begins as adorable and gullible but then morphs into a pompous gentleman; We don’t see Pips true character again until he experiences the loss of Abel Magwitch.

Estella, we discover, began as a sweet young girl but was ultimately molded into a weapon again men. What began as teachings to keep Estella from heartbreak resulted in a cold woman who was toxic.

Miss Havisham, our monster, is a product of personal tragedy. She was never able to get past what was done to her by her fake fiancé and stepbrother. I do pity her and she is most definitely broken. She is unable to move forward and will be stuck as she is until her death.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gargery are Pips caretakers. Mrs. Gargery is Pips older sister and she is cruel, she beats him (and her husband) frequently and does not look at Pip as anything but a burden.

Joe, however, is one of my favorite characters. He is slow of whit but pure of heart. Joe loves Pip and does everything he can to defend the boy. And ultimately in the end when Pip is ill and facing debtors prison it is Joe who saves him. It is Joe who will always love Pip no matter who he becomes.