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Great Expectations - Essay

Great Expectations


 
The importance of Mrs. Joe in has two major

parts: the significance of the character, and the symbolism of the


character. The signifance of Mrs. Joe is to complete the figure of Joe


The symbolism of Mrs. Joe is actually the physical manifestation of


Joe's fears in combination with his desire for a commanding


father-figure. First, Mrs. Joe's reign of terror is obviously


necessary for Joe's existence. In the beginning of Great Expectations,


Joe requires identification as a major character. Without the weakness


that Mrs. Joe instills in Joe via her reign of terror, Joe never


develops to a major character. Joe is identified as a compassionate,


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inquiries, she threw a


candlestick at Joe, burst into a loud sobbing, got out the dustpan --


which was always a very bad sign -- put on her coarse apron, and began


cleaning up to a terrible extent. Not satisfied with a dry cleaning,


she took to a pail and scrubbing-brush, and cleaned us out of house


and home,..." Truly, a frightening creature is that that may destroy a


household by cleaning when anger besets her. Third, the comedy also


has a serious side, though, as we remember our mothers exerting their


great frustrations upon the household tasks of cleanliness. So,


Mrs. Joe serves very well as a mother to Pip. Besides the age


difference and the motherly duties of housekeeping for Pip and


Joe, the attitude of a scornful mother is also apparent. This, of


course, draws Joe even closer to Pip, by relation. Mrs. Joe serves as


link to make it so that Joe appears very much to be the father of Pip.


In addition, Joe, although terrified ...

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