Great Expectations: Direct and Inderect Characterization

A detailed Summary of Great Expectations: Direct and Inderect Characterization

A letter comes to Pip from Biddy announcing that Joe will be in town and would like to

visit. Disturbed by the thought of being seen with Joe and his "commonness," Pip isn't

looking forward to the visit. Aspiring to the habits of a gentleman, Pip has been

decorating the shabby room at Barnard's Inn, and there is even an occasional servant-boy,

The day after the letter arrives, Pip can hear Joe's clumsy boots on the steps and from the

moment the two are reunited, both are very uncomfortable. Joe's speech is a garbled

attempt at sounding over-eloquent, he calls Pip "Sir," and he seems to use his hat to

divert his nervous energy, and it's constantly falling on the floor. Older Pip explains Joe's

nervousness as a consequence of Pip's: "...if I had been easier with Joe, Joe would have

Joe is in town for Wopsle's professional acting debut in a provincial performance of

Hamlet. He's also come to pass on the news that Miss Havisham wishes Pip to visit the

marshes because Estella is in town. This news, of course, about melts Pip.

Joe is not oblivious to the discomfort between he and Pip, and he admits, with what

Older Pip appreciates as real dignity, that h

seems to be a sort of minor celebrity in town, drawing the awe of the shopkeepers and the

of making Pip feel a little common boy again. But Pip, devoted as a puppy dog, walks

he tells this to Jaggers, the lawyer says he'll pay Orlick off and have him removed

uninterested she, in return, seems to be.

Jaggers and Pip take the coach back to London together, where Pip is happy to see

cold presence is simply a bad mix with the warm feelings he has for Estella. It's decided

Approximate Word count = 1238
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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