When he becomes sick in the end of the book he wakes up to Joe nursing back to health in spite of Pip's snobbery. Joe also was kind enough to pay off all of Pip's debts during Pip's illness. Joe for these reasons is the good-hearted character in the book. Joe is the representation of love where as Estella is the opposite and is the representation of lovelessness.
Dickens represents lovelessness through the character Estella. Estella was adopted by the wealthy Mrs. Havisham and almost becomes an extension of Mrs. Havisham. Mrs. Havisham who was abandoned by her husband on her wedding day is vengeful toward all men. She wants to seek revenge on men and so she seeks her revenge through Estella. Estella becomes loveless. She is unable to love anyone or anything because for her entire life she has been taught not to love. She is incapable of expressing her feelings towards other people. Estella even warns Pip not to love her because she knows she wont love him back and that he will be miserable. She even insults Pip as a child when the are playing cards together. "He calls the knaves, Jacks, this boy!.And what coarse hands he has. And what thick boots!" (pg. 60). She insults him and his clothes, making him feel common and poor. Estella's disgust with him is cauased by Mrs. Havisham. Estella remains this way for the rest of her life. She likes being admired by men in London but does not love any of them. Even when she is married to Bentley Drummle she does not love him. She has no feelings towards people especially men. Dickens uses Estella's character to represent apathy and lovelessness. These traits are caused by the Selfish Mrs. Havisham.
Mrs. Havisham represents all that is selfish in the world. She is spiteful and vengeful. She is a rich woman who had her heart brokeon on her marriage day and ever since she has lived in that pain. It seems that she wants people to know that she is suffering. To do this she stopped all the clocks at the wedding and didn't move or touch anything.