Examine how Dickens portrays the incompetence of parents
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a bildungsroman, which is primarily concerned about the literal and metaphorical metamorphosis of the central protagonist, Pip. However, Dickens main thrust is that of parenting through the utilization of Mrs. ... Joe, Dickens damns the ethical codes of the rich and the poor and moreover, conveys that the incompetence of parents transcends economic boundaries. Contrastingly, Charles Dickens utilizes Mr. Joe Gargery as the leading embodiment of how parents should be offering Pip wisdom, but more importantly love and friendship. In the beginning, Dickens emphasizes the ill treatment of children in the lower classes through the use of Mrs. ... Also through this Dickens’s mocks the traditional gender roles in the Victorian times, as Mrs. ... Her “trenchant” way of preparing meals portrays her negative attitude towards Pip and Mr. ... Similarly, Dickens depicts the incompetence of parents in a wealthy class through Miss Havisham’s exploitation of Estella to highlight the ill treatment of children. ... On the other hand, Dickens use of Mr. Joe exhibits elements of hope and contrastingly conveys the humanity of parents.