Mrs. Joe
“By this time my sister was quite desperate, so she pounced on Joe, and, taking him by the two whiskers, knocked his head for a little while against the wall behind him: while I sat in the corner, looking guiltily on.”
Mrs. Joe is an extremely hostile and easily angered woman through the first eight or so chapters of the novel. She exemplifies her nasty behavior many times at both her younger brother Pip and her husband Joe. Although Joe and Pip are not always cooperative with Mrs. Joe, she goes beyond cruel punishment in some cases. In the quote above, Joe was completely ignoring every question and comment that Mrs. Joe asked so she reacted in a very immature and violent way; slamming Joe's head repeatedly against the wall. Even though Joe provoked Mrs. Joe into anger, this type of violent reaction is incredibly unnecessary violence. Also, every single time Pip gets in to trouble with Mrs. Joe, she reminds of the fact the she "raised him by hand". We can clearly see that Mrs. Joe does not like being around her husband and Pip, however she needs them for security as a wife during that time period.
Mr. Trovato- We had talked on Friday about allowing me to turn in my response a little later, as i had been gone all weekend. Thanks so much.
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