Mr. Jaggers
A powerful and enigmatic London lawyer, Miss Havisham's business manager, and Pip's guardian.
Core Belief
"Power and control are the ultimate goals, and the law is a tool to be wielded to achieve them."
Worldview
Mr. Jaggers sees the world as a dangerous and corrupt place, where people are driven by self-interest and where justice is often a matter of manipulation and control.
Personality
Mr. Jaggers is a shrewd, intimidating, and pragmatic lawyer. He is known for his sharp intellect, his ability to manipulate people, and his success in criminal cases. He maintains a professional distance and reveals little about his personal life.
In Their Own Words
"“I am paid for my services, or I shouldn’t render them. It is considered that you must be better educated, in accordance with your altered position, and that you will be alive to the importance and necessity of at once entering on that advantage.”"
"“Now, Joseph Gargery, I am the bearer of an offer to relieve you of this young fellow your apprentice. You would not object to cancel his indentures at his request and for his good? You would want nothing for so doing?”"
"“Now, Mr. Pip, I have done with stipulations. We come next, to mere details of arrangement.”"
Discussions with Mr. Jaggers
Other Characters from Great Expectations
Philip 'Pip' Pirrip
The protagonist, an orphan who experiences social mobility and self-discovery.
Estella Havisham
Miss Havisham's adopted daughter, raised to break men's hearts.
Miss Havisham
A wealthy, eccentric woman who was jilted on her wedding day and seeks revenge on all men.
Joe Gargery
Pip's kind and loyal brother-in-law, a blacksmith.
Herbert Pocket
Pip's loyal friend and roommate in London.
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