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Great Expectations: Joe Gargery
In the movie Great Expectations, there are many positive characters but one who really stands out to me is Joe Gargery. Joe is a very hardworking man who provides for his wife and Pip. Even though Joe is not Pips father, he is the only fatherly figure Pip has ever known. Joe is a blacksmith and he teaches Pip how to be a blacksmith because one day he is expected to do the same. Joe Gargery is a positive light in the movie because the actions he has chosen to do. Joe did not have to step up to be Pip’s father but he did. Joe’s wife treats Joe and Pip very badly because she does not want to take care of Joe so she does not want to take care of Pip. Growing up Pip thought the world of Joe but after Pip left, Joe had no one because his wife had

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