Thursday, March 11, 2010
Question
My question isn't about Pip but of Joe. When he is in the presence of his friends, he shows his intelligence. But when mingling with people of a higher class, Joe instantly seems to dumb down, incapable of even an easy decision. Like when he meets Herbert. "I'll take which ever is most agreeable to yourself." Herbert-"What do you say to coffee?" Joe-"Thankee, sir," returned Joe, evidently dispirited by the proposal, "since you are so kind as make chice of coffee, I will not run contrairy to your own opinions." As this quote expressed, Joe wouldn't out right declare what he wanted. Instead saying as little as possible, making him only seem dimmer. So why is it that Joe lowers himself in front of higher class?
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I think that Joe tries to be of a greater social class than he really is, but by doing so accidentally makes himself sound really stupid. This is sort of like when a teacher asks a student a question about a topic, but the student hasn't been paying attention, so the answer doesn't make any sense, and everyone looks down apon him.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good question. Maybe it's because he doesn't know how to act in front of higher class people, but I'm not really sure.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with what has been said already about not knowing how to act in front of the higher class. I also think that Joe is more comfortable around his friends so he shows his intelligence but when he is around upper class he might be worried about having the wrong answer. Good question.
ReplyDeleteI think Joe is nervous because he does not want to embarrass himself or he does not want to make Pip look like the common lower class. He is just a person that must be himself, or no one at all.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Sam and Wes. One thing that I see out of Joe is that he trys to fit in to hard and makes himself sound not smart. Also what Sam siad maybe he is smarter infront of his friends because I get the feeling Joe is shy and i have some friends who are shy and sound like idoits when they try to sound smart infront of people.
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