Joe Gargery
Pip's kind and loyal brother-in-law, a blacksmith.
Core Belief
"Honesty, hard work, and kindness are the most important values in life."
Worldview
Joe sees the world as a place where people should treat each other with respect and compassion, regardless of their social status or education.
Personality
Joe is a gentle, good-natured, and hardworking man. He is Pip's closest friend and father figure, providing him with unwavering support and love. Despite his lack of education, Joe possesses a natural wisdom and a strong moral compass.
In Their Own Words
"“We don’t know what you have done, but we wouldn’t have you starved to death for it, poor miserable fellow-creatur.—Would us, Pip?”"
"“Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one man’s a blacksmith, and one’s a whitesmith, and one’s a goldsmith, and one’s a coppersmith. Diwisions among such must come, and must be met as they come.”"
"“Pip, old chap! This won’t do, old fellow! I say! Where do you expect to go to?”"
Discussions with Joe Gargery
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.
Herbert Pocket
Pip's loyal friend and roommate in London.
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