Great Expectations

***Great Expectations: Interview Insights***
HOME PIP JOEGARGERY MRS. JOE ESTELLA MISSHAVISHAM MR. JAGGERS BIDDY CITATIONS JUST FOR FUN HOWTO...	*Joe Gargery* Role: Joe wasn't just a father figure to Pip; he was also the boy's best friend. Joe, throughout the book, is one of the most caring individuals, from putting up with Mrs. Joe's abusive behavior to stoically taking the pain of Pip disregarding him once Pip becomes a gentleman. Symbols: Joe is the symbol of good and caring in the world of deceit and hate. While other people would hate Pip for the way that he treats his father figure and provider, Joe suffers through it silently. Joe is even so kind as to take care of Pip when he comes down sick, and he pays Pip's debts. Joe is the ideal person that others would want in their lives because he will be a friend no matter what.	Character Movie/Interview Memorable Quotation: "There have been larks. And, dear sir, what have been betwixt us-- have been." -Joe Gargery Joe shows that he is a forgiving person. He told this to Pip after Pip was taken ill. Pip was trying to apologize for the way he treated Joe when he came into his fortune. Pip had begged Joe to be cross or to treat him with something other than the total love that Joe was showing because Pip felt guilty about the way he was treating Joe. All in all, Joe Gargery was a compassionate and loving individual.