Pip Wars
Charles Dickens’s classic, Great Expectations, is notorious for the symbolism that is integrated into the novel. The main character, Pip, is able to decipher a great deal about each social class based upon how members of the different classes interact with food around him. Pip’s father figure, Joe, is able to constantly love him for who he is, while Mr. Pumblechook changes his appreciation for Pip, and Miss Havisham constantly loves him for who he is not.
Pip’s unconditional love that he shares with his father figure, Joe, can be examined carefully when the two are around any food. From the very beginning of the novel, Pip can be seen sharing a variety of his characteristics with his role model. A constant love can always be seen flowing …show more content…
In the beginning of the story, Pumblechook is ruthless towards young Pip. He threatens Pip, uses Pip, and makes Pip feel like he’s lesser. The day before Pip is introduced to Miss Havisham, Pumblechook decides to take him in for the night. The morning that Pip wakes up he is served “as much crumb in combination with as little butter, and putting such a quantity of warm water into… (the) milk that it would have been more candid to have left the milk out altogether” (54). Pip is then left hungry for his meeting with Miss Havisham because Pumblechook lacked to feed Pip. The selfish character trait of corn selling Pumblechook really shines through in this scene. Yet, when Pip is granted with more money, he becomes blinded by Pumblechook’s manipulative nature. It all starts when he offers Pip “a chicken had round from the Boar… (and) a tongue had round from the Boar” (153). By offering Pip such nice food, Pumblechook is able to convince Pip that he genuinely cares for him. This fake love is only present when money is involved in the relationship. Pumblechook is never able to see Pip for who he really is, he neglects to see how caring the young boy is and chooses to treat him like a pawn in his
Charles Dickens’s classic, Great Expectations, is notorious for the symbolism that is integrated into the novel. The main character, Pip, is able to decipher a great deal about each social class based upon how members of the different classes interact with food around him. Pip’s father figure, Joe, is able to constantly love him for who he is, while Mr. Pumblechook changes his appreciation for Pip, and Miss Havisham constantly loves him for who he is not.
Pip’s unconditional love that he shares with his father figure, Joe, can be examined carefully when the two are around any food. From the very beginning of the novel, Pip can be seen sharing a variety of his characteristics with his role model. A constant love can always be seen flowing …show more content…
In the beginning of the story, Pumblechook is ruthless towards young Pip. He threatens Pip, uses Pip, and makes Pip feel like he’s lesser. The day before Pip is introduced to Miss Havisham, Pumblechook decides to take him in for the night. The morning that Pip wakes up he is served “as much crumb in combination with as little butter, and putting such a quantity of warm water into… (the) milk that it would have been more candid to have left the milk out altogether” (54). Pip is then left hungry for his meeting with Miss Havisham because Pumblechook lacked to feed Pip. The selfish character trait of corn selling Pumblechook really shines through in this scene. Yet, when Pip is granted with more money, he becomes blinded by Pumblechook’s manipulative nature. It all starts when he offers Pip “a chicken had round from the Boar… (and) a tongue had round from the Boar” (153). By offering Pip such nice food, Pumblechook is able to convince Pip that he genuinely cares for him. This fake love is only present when money is involved in the relationship. Pumblechook is never able to see Pip for who he really is, he neglects to see how caring the young boy is and chooses to treat him like a pawn in his