... he understands the important things in life. Even though Joe is Pip's adoptive father, he never ceases to treat Pip as an equal and a friend, always calling Pip "Pip, old chap- (11) affectionately. One night, when Pip and Joe are alone at the forge, Joe explains his various reasons for enduring Mrs. Joe's constant abuse, "I'm deed afeerd of going wrong in ... two go wrong the t'other way, and be a little ill-conwenienced myself. I wish it was only me that got put out, Pip; I wish there warn't no Tickler for you, old chap; I wish I could take it all on myself- (50). After their conversat...

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... recovered from a bad illness that she had, she laid the whole place to waste, as you have seen it, and she has never since looked upon the light of day.""(Chap.22 Pg.180) By Miss Havisham stopping all the clocks and her being indoors all the time, it shows that she was very hurt by what happened and explains, to ... come to the forge, I said to her, and bring the poor little child. God bless the poor little child, I said to your sister, there's room for him at the forge!'-(Chap.7 Pg.47) Pip then cries, and hugs Joe around the neck. This shows that Pip did feel the tender love that Joe h...

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... with him being in London. Before he left Pip in London he had some parting words that influenced the beginning of Pips moral development. Joe says,"˜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. Diwisions among such must ... ...

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