Реферат: Great Expectations The Character Of Mrs Joe
Mrs. Joe dies, Joe reflects upon how he was treated and what he will
do differently in the future. With Mrs. Joe gone, a piece of Joe’s
life is again freed up and can slowly be reclaimed, making him into a
stronger person. Eventually marrying Biddy makes it apparent that Joe
is changed, as Biddy seems more the feminine, quiet, traditional girl,
compared to Mrs. Joe. Sixth, Mrs. Joe represents the semi-aristocracy
that oppresses Joe and Pip. She continually threatens Joe and Pip with
bodily harm, pushing Joe and Pip together under a common oppression,
just as the aristocracy ridicules Pip through Estella and Joe through
Pip, eventually. Although Mrs. Joe isn’t exactly wealthy, she has the
aristocratic connections that define her as part of the elite class.
The home life is supposedly filled by a pair of nurturing parents,
however, in this book, the home serves as sort of a microcosm. The
social structure and events that take place within the house echo all
the rest of the events in the book: from the theft of the file and
food and Pips first feelings of guilt, to Mrs. Joe’s oppresion of her
husband and little brother. Finally, Joe first sought this
relationship with such an overbearing character because he has always
needed someone to make his decisions for him. He did not used to
suffer under such abuse, I assume, although he has always been clumsy
physically as well as mentally. Examples of this are his general
timidity to confrontation and his occasional stumbling over items,
especially when trying to act in the presence of Pip when he is a
gentleman. Joe’s speech and use of words illustrate his plainess and
accent Pip’s aristocracy. Decisions never came easily for Joe and he’d
much rather someone else make them for him rather than have to choose
on his own. Being uneducated, Joe never felt sure of himself that he
could make an appropriate decision, anyway. When asking for Mrs. Joe’s
hand in marraige, it can be assumed that Mrs. Joe did everything short