Real Gentleman in Great Expectations

Though Pip is the main character of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, truly he is not the representative of a real gentleman of the Victorian age. Pip's brother in law Joe deserves the title of real gentleman. By studying ‘Great Expectations' novel it is vividly clear that Joe handles all kinds of problems for his family. Pip's sister is prolific towards him but Joe has a soft corner for Pip. We see in this novel Pip and Joe work together in their forgery at a certain period of time. Joe is always manageable with every kind of problem of their day to day life. We also see in this novel that Joe is always careful about Pip's betterment even in the ending part of the novel. He always feels good wishes for Pip. Joe does not have any daydream. He is an ordinary labor type people but his adaptation towards any mundane complexity heals the readers' mind stunningly. At the very beginning part of this novel we see Pip acts like an ordinary boy but later he lives like an arrogant member of Victorian society. Throughout the novel, Joe shines like a simple village man though we call him a trustworthy, super manageable character in every situation. So, it is clear that Joe is the real gentleman of Great Expectations.