Blog #1

“It were a bit lonesome then,” said Joe, “living here alone, and I got acquainted with your sister. Now, Pip;” Joe looked firmly at me, as if he knew I was not going to agree with him; “your sister is a fine figure of a woman.”

Overall, Joe doesn't have a backbone and he settles only for what he can get. In this scene Pip and Joe are sitting by the fireplace talking and Pip's sister (Joe's wife) is brought up. Joe stares Pip straight in the eye and firmly states that Mrs. Joe is a great woman. He does this in order to get the point across to Pip, but Pip knows he strongly dislikes his sister. Continuing on in the text Joe goes on to say " Whatever family opinions, or whatever the world's opinions, on that subject may be, your sister is". As he repeats himself, he hammers (doing his blacksmith duties) and with every hammer he states"a-fine-figure-of-a-woman!"(pg.48). He says this in a way that makes it seem like he is trying to convince himself that she is. Deep down Joe knows she really isn't an ideal person. Yet, Joe still remains living with her. To add, Joe tells Pip that he was really lonely before meeting Mrs. Joe. So it seems like he just married her merely because he wouldn't have to alone anymore. In other words he settled for only what was convenient. Instead of getting the perfect wife like he probably had once hoped for, he got an abusive wife that hurts him not only physically but mentally as well. Mrs. Joe hits and verbally degrades him. She even hurts Pip, her own brother. But Joe just sits there and lets it happen. He doesn't do a thing to stick up for himself or Pip. He just lets her do what she wants and doesn't stand up for what he believes is right.

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