Sunday, July 21, 2013

In Chapter 25-26 of Great Expectations, How does Walworth reflect Wemmick's personality?Where can I find proof?

Pip first visits Wemmick's house in Chapter 25.  Though
Pip sees Wemmick as a strict, all-business worker in Jaggers's office, Pip sees an
entirely different side of Wemmick when he visits Wemmick's house at
Walworth. 


When the two arrive at Wemmick's house, Pip
observes the house to be a "little wooden cottage in the midst of plots of garden, and
the top of it was cut out and painted like a battery mounted with
guns." 


Immediately, readers understand the pride Wemmick
has in his home; he says, "My own doing.  Looks pretty, don't it?"  and then proceeds to
tell Pip about his flagstaff, bridge, animals, and vegetable garden.  Next, Pip meets
Wemmick's "aged parent," who is also proud of the care Wemmick takes both of him and of
the home. 


When Pip questions Wemmick about Jaggers's
reaction to Wemmick's house, Wemmick says,


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Never heard of it.  Never seen the Aged.  Never
heard of him.  No, the office is one thing, and private life is another.  When I go into
the office, I leave the castle behind me, and when I come into the castle, I leave the
office behind me. If it's not in any way disagreeable to you, you'll ablige me by doing
the same.  I don't wish it professionally spoken
about.



Obviously, Pip
realizes that  Wemmick is not as one-dimensional as Pip had thought.  He is a caring man
who loves his home and loves his father, and does his job because it is simply that--a
job. 

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