Friday, January 30, 2009
Blog Assignment #1
Mrs. Joe is a very controlling and aggressive character who loses her patience very easily. In the quote, she gets so angry that she becomes violent. Specifically, she is banging Joe's head against the wall. Mrs. Joe seems to be a very bitter person and never says anything positive. Her unhappiness and aggressiveness has a strong but negative impact on other characters, such as Pip and Joe. In the quote, Pip is sitting in the corner and watching what is happening to Joe in fright. Pip is very scared of his sister but must live with her short temper. She controls Pip very much and gets aggressive with him when he doesn't do exactly what she wants. Mrs. Joe also controls Joe and, as shown in the quote, gets violent with him. In fact, Mrs. Joe controls him so much that he has a better relationship with Pip than he does with her. Without doubt, Mrs. Joe's hostile behavior drives other characters away from her.
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I agree with your statements, Nick, that Mrs. Joe is a controlling and violent person. When Pip comes back home from the cemetery in the beginning of the book, Mrs. Joe threatens Pip with the tickler, a cane with a wax tip. By threatening Pip with the tickler, Mrs. Joe portrays violence. Clearly, Mrs. Joe uses violence to solve all her life problems.
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