"Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one man's a blacksmith, and one's a whitesmith, and one's a goldsmith, and one's a coppersmith. Divisions among such must come, and must be met as they come." Pip was influenced greatly by four people: Joe of influencing Pip's decisions. However all four characters greatly affected Pip in Gargery, Herbert Pocket, Miss Havisham, and Abel Magwitch. Each person had a different way his quest to become a gentleman.
Joe Gargery is Pip's foster father as well as his brother in-law. But Joe and Pip both believe the other is their own equal. Joe was raised in an abusive family and because of this Joe frequently shields Pip from Pip's angry mother. Joe has always taught Pip to be loving and respectful to his friends and family. But when Pip is first invited to Miss Havisham's house to play with Estella he quickly becomes embarrassed of his past.
English: Miss Havisham, Pip, and Estella, in art f...
English: Miss Havisham and Pip, in an illustration...
Hey .. Joe !Joe does not understand why Pip is angry with him but still tries to help Pip. Much of Pip's kindness comes from Joe, when Estella makes fun of Pip for calling the cards "jacks" Pip does not retaliate but instead ignores her. Pip does not begin to appreciate Joe's lessons until much later in the novel. "Pip, dear old chap, life is made of ever so many partings welded together, as I may say, and one man's a blacksmith, and one's a whitesmith, and one's a goldsmith, and one's a coppersmith. Divisions among such must come, and must be met as they come." Joe says these words to Pip as a farewell in chapter 27, after their awkward meeting in London. Pip, now a gentleman, has been uncomfortably embarrassed by both Joe's...