Overall Summary 6 Dolge Orlick { The day-laborer in Joe's forge, Orlick is a slouching, oash embodiment of evil{he is malicious and shrewd, hurting people simply be- cause he enjoys it. He is responsible for the attack on Pip's sister, and he will later almost succeed in his attempt to murder Pip. Mrs. Joe { Pip's sister and Joe's wife, known only as "Mrs. Joe" throughout the novel. Mrs. Joe is a stern and overbearing gure …showed first 75 words of 400 total…

…showed last 75 words of 400 total…an old wedding dress everywhere she goes. During his visit, he meets a beautiful young girl named Estella, who treats him coldly and con- temptuously. Nevertheless, he falls in love with her and dreams of becoming a wealthy gentleman so that he might be worthy of her. Pip is apprenticed to his brother-in-law Joe Gargery, the village black- smith. One day a lawyer named Jaggers appears with strange news: a secret Copyright 1999-2000. iTurf Inc.