Throughout Great Expectations, the reader goes through a roller coaster of emotions for Pip and Estella. Pip and Estella have abusive guardians which spawns an effect on them in several ways. It not only affects the relationships with the guardians, but disrupts their relationship with others, and induces emotional and behavioral flaws due to their trauma. This trauma leads Pip to unconditionally seek love and attention and for Estella to become a cold heartbreaker. The actions that cause the reader to dislike Pip and Estella are not their fault, rather should be blamed on the people who negatively raise them. Although the reader jumps to the conclusion that Mrs. Joe is evil because of her abusive and totalitarian ways, her
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Joe abuses Pip verbally and physically, mentally scaring him and even influencing his relationships with others. Pip is blamed for the death of his family, leading him to be self conscious. Pip describes conscious as, "[...] a dreadful thing when it accuses man or boy; but when in the case of a boy, that secret burden co-operates with another secret burden down the leg of his trousers, it is (as I can testify) a great punishment" (Dickens 12-13). Mrs. Joe also affects Pip’s relationships. Joe and Biddy represent great people in the life of Pip who attempt to have a positive impact on him. “While Joe works to protect Pip from Pip’s sister’s cruelty and selfishness, he is in many ways unsuccessful,” so Pip merely has negative memories of his childhood (Kriegal 8). The trauma that Mrs. Joe makes Pip go through plays such a negative impact on Pip that he forgets about those who truly love him. Even professionals struggle to have a positive impact on a child who has been abused by their guardian because it is very hard for them to unteach what they learned as a child(Prather and Golden 65). Pip does not receive love as a child, so he tries to find it some place else. He seeks this love at the Satis house. Since Mrs. Joe institutes a conscientious mind in Pip, it is very easy for Pip to feel unworthy when he meets Miss Havisham and …show more content…
It bewildered me, and under its influence I continued at heart to hate my trade and to be ashamed of home” (Dickens 125). Because he feels he is not good enough for Estella. Pip attempted not only to better himself, but Joe as well. Pip “[...] wanted to make Joe less ignorant and common, that he might be worthier of [his] society and less open to Estella 's reproach” (Dickens 109). Although educating Joe might be considered good, shame and embarrassment is the reason why Pip wants to change Joe. Pip tries to better himself by becoming a gentleman, but this leads some of the events that cause the reader to dislike Pip. While he is in London becoming a gentleman, Pip forgets about those who really love him: Joe and Biddy. When Pip receives a letter that Joe will be coming to London, he says, “let me confess exactly, with what feelings I looked forward to Joe’s coming. Not with pleasure [...]”(Dickens 218). Not only does he take for granted his family, but also everything that brings him actual happiness because he thinks that money is going to bring him real happiness. This is just another example of how Estella leads his into being a haughty person. Because of his desire to please Estella, Pip goes from being a poor orphan to a snobby, money driven person in just months. Pip becomes this way because
Joe abuses Pip verbally and physically, mentally scaring him and even influencing his relationships with others. Pip is blamed for the death of his family, leading him to be self conscious. Pip describes conscious as, "[...] a dreadful thing when it accuses man or boy; but when in the case of a boy, that secret burden co-operates with another secret burden down the leg of his trousers, it is (as I can testify) a great punishment" (Dickens 12-13). Mrs. Joe also affects Pip’s relationships. Joe and Biddy represent great people in the life of Pip who attempt to have a positive impact on him. “While Joe works to protect Pip from Pip’s sister’s cruelty and selfishness, he is in many ways unsuccessful,” so Pip merely has negative memories of his childhood (Kriegal 8). The trauma that Mrs. Joe makes Pip go through plays such a negative impact on Pip that he forgets about those who truly love him. Even professionals struggle to have a positive impact on a child who has been abused by their guardian because it is very hard for them to unteach what they learned as a child(Prather and Golden 65). Pip does not receive love as a child, so he tries to find it some place else. He seeks this love at the Satis house. Since Mrs. Joe institutes a conscientious mind in Pip, it is very easy for Pip to feel unworthy when he meets Miss Havisham and …show more content…
It bewildered me, and under its influence I continued at heart to hate my trade and to be ashamed of home” (Dickens 125). Because he feels he is not good enough for Estella. Pip attempted not only to better himself, but Joe as well. Pip “[...] wanted to make Joe less ignorant and common, that he might be worthier of [his] society and less open to Estella 's reproach” (Dickens 109). Although educating Joe might be considered good, shame and embarrassment is the reason why Pip wants to change Joe. Pip tries to better himself by becoming a gentleman, but this leads some of the events that cause the reader to dislike Pip. While he is in London becoming a gentleman, Pip forgets about those who really love him: Joe and Biddy. When Pip receives a letter that Joe will be coming to London, he says, “let me confess exactly, with what feelings I looked forward to Joe’s coming. Not with pleasure [...]”(Dickens 218). Not only does he take for granted his family, but also everything that brings him actual happiness because he thinks that money is going to bring him real happiness. This is just another example of how Estella leads his into being a haughty person. Because of his desire to please Estella, Pip goes from being a poor orphan to a snobby, money driven person in just months. Pip becomes this way because