Great Expectations
In the book Great Expectations, who makes signifigant sacrifices, and what were they?
In the book Great Expectations, who makes signifigant sacrifices, and what were they? Did it show the charicteristics of thier true personality?
Joe Gargery makes the biggest, most significant sacrifices, in my opinion. He gives up Pip’s indentures to be apprenticed to him in his work (see chapter 13 of the 1st book). By so doing, he is freeing Pip to go to Miss Havisham’s as often as she wants and also to begin studying to become a gentleman. This means both a loss of money and the loss of a necessary worker to Joe, but he willingly and unselfishly does it because he loves Pip and refuses to stand in Pip’s way.
Joe pays off all of Pip’s debts (towards the end of the book, just after Magwitch dies) and keeps Pip from going to debtor’s prison and doesn’t even want any thanks. Again, he loves Pip and willingly makes himself much poorer for Pip’s sake.
Joe also suffers in silence when Pip acts ashamed of him (that’s what becoming a gentleman does for Pip), and loves him anyway. In fact, Joe never gets angry with Pip for his treatment of him, continues to love him, has patience with him and forgives him completely.
Joe is the best person in the entire book!
The Gaslight Anthem “Great Expectations”
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