drugs and addiction
...arently stole food from the Gargerys, Joe replies: “We don’t know that you have done, but we wouldn’t have you starved to death for it, poor miserable fellow-creature.” This quote effectively develops Joe’s character as a compassionate and forgiving man. Joe is not at all supercilious nor scornful towards the convict, regarding him as a “fellow-creature.” Instead of responding in a repulsive and disgusted manner, Joe expresses that the convict should not starve to death, for whatever crime he might have committed. Through this quote, Joe seems to be quite innocent and goodhearted. Such unconditional respect for all humankind is rarely exhibited in most adults. 3) Pip arrives at Ms. Havisham’s quite satisfied and content with his life, despite his awkward family structure at home. But, he leaves Satis House feeling disgusted and shocked of his own social status. During his first visit, Pip has been repeatedly insulted for his commoner status. Estella, even though roughly the same age as Pip, contemptuously refers to him as “boy.” She is quite repelled when Ms. Havisham insists that Pip and her play cards together: “With this boy! Why, he is a common laboring-boy!” Estella even criticizes Pip for his language and appearance: “He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy! And what coarse hands he has! And what thick boots!” Pip immediately admits that “her contempt for me was so strong, that it became infectious, and I caught it.” Pip consequently blames Joe for his own poor manners and appearance: “I wished Joe had been rather more genteelly brought up, and then I should have been so too.” After Pip’s first visit to Ms. Havisham’s, he sees his own life in a different light. His yearning for higher social status and materialistic desires is evident. Pip instantly resents his family and their apparently lowly ways: “bring me up by hand, gave her no right to bring me up by jerks.” Pip is soon eager to spend more time at Satis House, to improve his class and climb high up on the social ladder. Rather than denying his lowly status in society, Pip accepts the fact and yearns to climb higher. On his way home Pip admits t...