Joe Gargery is married to Pip's sister, Mrs. Joe. Although Mrs. Joe treats Pip with resentment and constantly reminds him that he is a burden, Joe is a loyal friend and ally to Pip. Joe loves and supports Pip even when Pip is ashamed and abandons him. In Pip's childhood, Joe is the only one who shows him love. Their relationship is based more in equality than of father/son which allows Pip to ask questions and experience some sort of communication with another person. Mrs. Joe treats Pip harshly and never shows him any love. Pip eventually becomes embarrassed of Joe and

For now, my repugnance to him had all melted away,

constancy through a series of years. I only saw in him

Joe also informs Pip that Estella is at Satis House and wishes to see Pip. He hurriedly prepares to visit Estella, excited by the prospect of seeing her now that he is gentleman. Pip rushes to see her even though she has always treated him cold-heartedly and lowly. He believes he is going to charm her with his new wealth and manners and that Miss Havisham is going to announce their wedding. However, upon making eye contact with his Estella, he observes, "I fancied, as I looked at her, and I slipped hopelessly back into the coarse and common boy again (Dickens, 232)". Estella makes Pip feel as common as he really is and takes away the gentleman he believes he has become. Pip fawns over Estella and decides that he will not visit Joe on the trip because he thinks it will please her. She confesses that she can never love him and Pip is convinced it is because of his association to his past, which leads him no regret in abandoning his past and Joe.

a much better man than I has been to Joe. (Dickens, 441)

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