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In what way is pip's relationship with joe different from his relationship with his sister?
Joe looks after pip while his sister beats him so pip has a closer bond to Joe than his sister
Why does Joe give Pip more gravy during dinner?
Joe keeps offering Pip gravy at dinner because Joe feels pity for Pip when he gets that bad food at dinner. So Joe drowns Pip's food in gravy so that it wouldn't taste as bad.
What is a translation of Pip's letter to Joe in Great Expectations?
My Dear Joe, I hope you are quite well. I hope I shall soon be able for to teach you Joe and then we shall be so glad, and when I'm apprenticed to you Joe what larks and believe me. In Affection, Pip.
Why was Pip so concerned when Mrs Joe went to get the pork pie to serve their guests?
Pip was concerned because Mrs Joe had a tendency to over-exaggerate her strength and abilities, and he feared she would hurt herself in front of the guests. This would have been embarrassing for both Mrs Joe and Pip.
In Great Expectations how does Biddy come to live with joe?
At first, Joe says that he is coming to London to see Wopsle acting in the play Hamlet. However, once Herbert leaves and Joe is free to talk to Pip alone, Joe tells Pip that the real reason that he came to London was to tell Pip that Mrs. Havisham wanted to see him and that Estella was back from her trip to France.
Why was Pip So Concerned when Mrs. Joe went to get the pork pie to serve their guests?
he had given it to the convict
Why does pip feel uncomfortable when joe comes to visit?
Class consciousness is the major theme in Great Expectations. Pip is embarrassed by his dear friend and brother-in-law Joe's country ways after Pip's own rise to the status of Gentleman. And he is, rightly so, ashamed of feeling this way, though unable to feel--or act--otherwise. Joe sees this and, being the big-hearted and insightful man he is, goes away so as not to trouble Pip's conscience. He shows himself, at this point in the story, to be the better man.
What did Pip ask of buddy with regard to joe?
Pip asked Joe to help him become a gentleman by providing him with an education and teaching him proper manners and etiquette. He wanted to elevate his social status and become a gentleman so he could be worthy of Estella's love.
Why does Pip get arrested in Great Expectations?
Pip first encounters the convict when he is visiting the churchyard at his parents grave. The convict had escaped from the prison ship and needed food. He saw pip and threatened to cut his heart and liver out, so pip followed his orders and stole a pie from the pantry, and a file from joe's shop and gave them to the convict the next morning.
What did Pip do the last night he spent with Joe and Biddy before he left for London?
In chapter 19 of "Great Expectations," Pip and Biddy argue. The reason they argue is that Pip tried to comfort Joe but failed to do so. This caused Biddy to start at him for being a non-compassionate snob.
Why does joe keep offering pip more gravy?
Because Joe has his pillow filled with gravy because he thought it would be comfortable, so he wants to give some away. Pip will eventually give in and eat almost one pound of gravy in just 1 1/2 minutes and then if Pip is 46 or older, he will have a heart attack and die in the hour. If he is younger than 46, he will eat 15 pounds of chocolate chips in one and a half hours and then he will get diabetes and will die before the age of 45. Trust me. I studied this for six years in Harvard Medical school. I estimated that Joe has his pillow filled with gravy.
How was Pip and Joe brought up by hand?
The idiom "bring up by hand" (as in Great Expextations , referred to Pip, who was 'brought up by hand ' by his sister) only expresses the meaning of feeding (an animal or a person who has no mother) so that it can live or grow.
