Pip's sister, Joe's wife, has always been called "Mrs. Joe" in the novel. In the eyes of Pip and Joe, she is harsh and bossy. She always keeps her house spotless, and often threatens her husband and younger brother with a crutch called "scraping stick". She also forced them to drink an unpleasant potion called tar water. She is narrow-minded and ambitious, and her greatest wish is to become more prestigious.
Jaggers is a powerful and awesome lawyer. As one of the most famous criminal lawyers in London, he was involved in some dirty deals. He colluded with evil criminals, and even these criminals were afraid of him. But he not only has an elusive appearance. He seems to care about Pip very much, and helped Havisham adopt the orphan Estella before the story of the novel began. He always has a strong smell of soap;
Herbert, Pip first met Herbert in the garden of Shatis Manor. At that time, he was still a white-faced boy. He challenged Pip and they had a fight. Many years later, they met again in London. After Pip became a gentleman, Herbert became his best friend and main partner. He is affectionately known as Pip "Gandell". He is the son of Miss Havisham's cousin Matthew Herbert, and he is eager to be a businessman.
Wemmick, an employee of Jaggers Law Firm and a friend of Pip, is one of the most incredible characters in Great Expectations. At work, he is hardworking, cynical and sarcastic, and especially likes "movable property". At home in Wales, he is cheerful and humorous, and takes good care of "old dad".
Beatty, a simple and kind country girl, became his friend when she went to school with Pip. After Mrs. Joe was paralyzed by the attack, Beatty moved to Pip's house to help Joe take care of her. In most chapters of the novel, she represents the opposite of Estella: she is plain, friendly and moral, and belongs to the same social class as Pip.
Joe's blacksmith shop helper Olek is lazy and stupid, and he is the embodiment of evil. Olek is evil and cunning, and takes pleasure in hurting others. He attacked Mrs. Joe and almost killed Pip later.
Estella, a beautiful girl under Miss Havisham's care, is Pip's long-cherished dream, but it is hard to realize. Pip loves her deeply. Although Estella occasionally regards Pip as a friend, she is usually indifferent to him. As they grew up together, Estella warned Pip again and again that she was a heartless person.
Miss Havefan is a rich and eccentric woman who lives in a big house called Shatis Manor near Pip village. Her manic personality often makes people think that she is insane. She always walks around the room in a faded wedding dress. There is a rotten banquet on the table. All the clocks in the room stop at 8: 40. When she was young, Miss Havisham was abandoned by her fiance on her wedding day. Since then, she has been abandoned by her fiance.
Magwitch, a terrible criminal who escaped from prison and threatened Pip in the cemetery, was deeply impressed by Pip's kind behavior. Then make money desperately, and use the money to help Pip enter the upper class. He secretly funded Pip through Jaggers, so that Pip could receive education in London and live a rich life.
Pumblechook, Pip's arrogant uncle. Actually, he is Joe's uncle, Pip's uncle, but Pip and his sister call him Uncle Pumblechook. He is a businessman who regards money as his life. He arranged Pip's first meeting with Miss Havisham. From then on, Jing shamelessly thought that Pip's social status was his credit. In fact,
The criminal Kang Peisheng is a former partner of Magwitch, which is completely different from the rude and illiterate Magwitch. He is a well-educated criminal. At the end of the novel, Magwitch is arrested because of him. He was also the one who abandoned Miss Havisham on the wedding day.
Coumoul, the stupid and annoying young man who attends classes with Pip at Park Kate's house, is a nobody in the aristocratic class, but he thinks he is superior and can treat everyone around him coldly and severely. To Pip's chagrin, Coumoul finally married Estella. After marriage, Estella led a miserable life. After 6438+0 1 year, Coumoul died in the west.
Jaggers' housekeeper. In chapter 48, Pip learns that she is Estella's mother.