Life To Pip In Chapter 1 Of Mrs. Gargery's '

He puts his characters into some incidents which provoke character. Early in the novel there is a chapter in which a Christmas dinner party given by Mrs Gargery has been described. The whole chapter has been written in a humorous vein. For example Joe Gargery offers gravy to Pip secretly. Each time Pip is rebuked or snubbed by Mrs Gargery or by any of the guests. Again the manner in which Joe Gargery narrates the story of his life to Pip is very amusing. We also have an amusing description in this chapter how Mrs Gargery prepares Pip to accompany Uncle Pumblechook to Miss Havisham’s house. She pounces upon Pip like an eagle on a lamb. She squeezes his face into wooden bowls in sinks, and his head is put under taps of water-butts. He is “soaped