Mr. John Wemmick
Mr. Jaggers's clerk and cashier, who has a distinct separation between his professional and private life.
Core Belief
"It is important to separate business from personal life, and to always acquire portable property."
Worldview
Wemmick sees the world as a place where one must be practical and self-reliant, but where there is also room for personal happiness and eccentricity.
Personality
Wemmick is a practical and resourceful man who is fiercely loyal to Mr. Jaggers in his professional life, but has a warm and eccentric personal life at his 'castle' in Walworth. He is known for his 'portable property' philosophy and his devotion to the Aged Parent.
In Their Own Words
"“Now, Mr. Pip, I have done with stipulations. We come next, to mere details of arrangement.”"
"“Mr. Pip,” he replied, with gravity, “Walworth is one place, and this office is another. Much as the Aged is one person, and Mr. Jaggers is another. They must not be confounded together. My Walworth sentiments must be taken at Walworth; none but my official sentiments can be taken in this office.”"
"“Get hold of portable property’.”"
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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