Discussion on Wemmick

As Pip has gone to work with Wemmick and has gone to his house, he discovers that this man-- who is very serious, cruel, and efficient at work, and loving, giddy with joy, and care-free at home-- has two very different sides, and even witnesses the transformation from Wemmick's work side to and his kinder side at home. When Pip goes over to Wemmick's house after work, Wemmick turns from a serious man, to a loving man as they got closer to home; once they arrived at Wemmick's house, which he calls a castle, Wemmick is a full-on loving man. He gives Pip a tour of his house, showing pride and happiness at every corner of his property; Wemmick loves is flag pole-- and the fact that he puts the flag on it at a certain time each day--and his draw-bridge that covers the small hole in front of his house, and the gothic windows. On their way to work, every step that the two took, Wemmick's face hardened, and even seemed to have cracks in it. This transformation, that Pip just witnessed, proved that this man has two total different sides; it almost seems as if Wemmick is afraid to be affectionate towards his friends in front of Jaggers, as if he is intimidated by him.

Discussion on Pip's Home Life

At home, Pip's life is very difficult; it seems as though his sister-- someone who should acre deeply for you-- hates him, hates her husband, and hates her life. Mrs. Joe and her husband aren't intelligent, and don't seem to have a lot of common sense. When Pip disappears for a while, when he was in the churchyard, his sister goes looking for him with the Tickler-- an abusive device. Of a child disappeared like that today, their parents would go looking for them, be worried, and definitely wouldn't carry around a torture stick. Anytime that Pip does something wrong, his sister questions why she ever raised him and didn't leave him to die; she even said that if she could have the choice to, she would go back and leave him to die. What kind of family wishes that their sibling was dead, so they didn't have to work hard? Pip's home life is uncaring, abusive, and horrible.