Friday, January 30, 2009

Quotation Analysis 1 (Joe)

Joe

Even though Mrs. Joe physically abuses and doesn't show much respect for Joe and Pip, Joe loves her, and he is thankful that she came into his life.
Pip clearly doesn't like his sister, and she doesn't really like him at all either. Only Joe is able to look past the abuses of Mrs. Joe. He has learned to appreciate who she really is. In the quote, he said he was very lonely until Mrs. Joe came along. This was true, and he realizes that without Mrs. Joe he would just be a lonely, sad, blacksmith. Also, Pip coming along with his sister was an extra bonus to him. Him and Pip have a friendship that helps them get through the abuses of Mrs. Joe. He also says to pip that Mrs. Joe is a fine woman. She raised Pip "by hand" and agreed to house Pip and feed him. Although she gets frustrated at Pip and Joe a lot, Joe sees that she really as the best intentions, even if Pip strongly disagrees.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009