This blatant abuse and mistreatment towards John is the reason why he feels distatched from his own society, even though it should be a place where he is comfortable and is treated equally from everyone. The first "What did I know" is a generalization of lacking knowledge and understanding of the self-sacrifice of others.
However, "what did I know of love's austere and lonely offices" conveys matures realization of duties one performs willingly and in isolation from loved ones. The young Hayden was young and ignorant and full of hate and fear. Hayden neglected how his father faced the monstrous cold every morning only to foster the comfort of his family. Joe sees Pip as trying to move on from his life back at the forge and realizes connections will be lost.
Baba was an exceptionally distinguished man and loved entertaining guests with elaborate parties showing his wealth. Amir on the other hand, prefers to be out of the spotlight and away from attention. He would rather have the company of a good book alone in his room.
Joe and Magwitch for example play significant roles in Pips life. Pip at some point in the novel rejects, accepts and loves both of them Grogan, By accepting Magwitch, Pip learns to accept his past.
Magwitch appears at two different occasions in the novel and both of his appearances alarm Pip. This shows the impact Magwitch has on Pip. They would love to have the freedom to live however they want, but they have been tied down by the traditional values of their community such as a job they do not care for and a family who subjects them to it. Ironically, only after Magwitch dies is Pip able to progress toward financial security.
Without the fortune, and having matured, Pip says toward the end of the novel, "I sold all I had, and put aside as much as I could, for a composition with my creditors… and joined Herbert as a clerk " Dickens Pip has adopted a more pragmatic tone as he makes decisions to help put his life in order, including being willing to accept a job as a clerk.
Furthermore, in Egypt, Pip "lived happily with Herbert and his wife, and lived frugally, and paid my debts, and maintained a constant correspondence with Biddy and Joe" Dickens Pip's outlook on life has changed. He has become a frugal and compassionate individual who thinks of others. Pip's worldly concerns are no longer money-centric but relationship-centric.
Thus, the contrast that was previously evident with Wemmick highlights Pip's progression as he eventually reaches a point where the two characters' values, both in their interpersonal relationships and frugality, are more aligned. Despite being a minor character in Great Expectations, Wemmick is significant as Dickens uses him in contrast with Pip to highlight the latter's progression.
Phelan notes that "Wemmick's presence substantially increases our sense of what Pip eventually achieves" Phelan Although this statement is a reference to Wemmick's life in two spheres as Pip tries to come to an acceptance of Magwitch as his benefactor, Wemmick also increases the reader's appreciation for Pip's progression from being insensitive and driven by his financial wealth to becoming caring and fiscally responsible.
Additionally, the new life that Pip creates in Egypt and his renewed relations with Joe are emphasized by the similarities that come to exist between Wemmick and this changed Pip. Dickens uses the initial contrast between Wemmick and Pip to imply that an irresponsible devotion to materialism and social class does not make a successful and satisfying life.
As Pip's lifestyle becomes more aligned with Wemmick's ideals by the end of the novel, Dickens suggests that he favors a life which derives meaning and happiness from relationships with others and from frugality. Works Cited Allie, Anna. Little Britain: Wemmick's Compartmentalized Personality. University of Michigan-Dearborn. Dickens, Charles.
Great Expectations. Charlotte Mitchell. England: Penguin, Phelan, James. Roger Sell. But he seeks his security in control and power, and chooses to wash off both emotions and people instead of embracing them. He pays a cost in his life, knows it, and accepts it. Wemmick is the transition character: a little of Joe and of Jaggers. He is true to fact in the office, and true to emotion at home. With Pip, he risks mixing his two worlds in London, something he would not do before, but he reaffirms the status quo of separation when he savages the client in the office for crying, and when he tells Pip at his wedding that Jaggers should not know of this.
Wemmick is pragmatic about "portable property" because he cannot afford to be any other way.
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