Character Map: Biddy
Biddy is a simple, kindhearted country girl. She first befriends Pip when they attend
school together, and ends up teaching him herself. After Mrs Joe is attacked, Biddy
moves into Pip’s home to care for her.
Biddy is a good, caring character with realistic aspirations, which foreshadows
a happy ending for her.
Biddy. A simple, kindhearted country girl, Biddy first befriends Pip when they
attend school together. After Mrs Joe is attacked and becomes an invalid, Biddy
moves into Pip's home to care for her.
“Don’t you think you are happier as you are?”
● By this point, Pip has become obsessed with the idea of becoming a
gentleman and doesn’t listen to his loved ones for advice
● Instead, he has to make mistakes to learn his lesson
Biddy provides a stark contrast to Estella. She is frank, honest and kind, whereas
Estella is cold, dishonest and cruel. Biddy represents the path that Pip should take,
and Estella may represent the mistakes that he has made. Biddy and Pip have a
natural chemistry, but Pip’s overpowering passion for Estella leads him to use Biddy
as a means to an end - a confidant and a teacher.
“Are you quite sure, then, that you will come to see him often?”
Biddy is a simple, kindhearted country girl. She first befriends Pip when they attend
school together, and ends up teaching him herself. After Mrs Joe is attacked, Biddy
moves into Pip’s home to care for her.
Biddy is a good, caring character with realistic aspirations, which foreshadows
a happy ending for her.
Biddy. A simple, kindhearted country girl, Biddy first befriends Pip when they
attend school together. After Mrs Joe is attacked and becomes an invalid, Biddy
moves into Pip's home to care for her.
“Don’t you think you are happier as you are?”
● By this point, Pip has become obsessed with the idea of becoming a
gentleman and doesn’t listen to his loved ones for advice
● Instead, he has to make mistakes to learn his lesson
Biddy provides a stark contrast to Estella. She is frank, honest and kind, whereas
Estella is cold, dishonest and cruel. Biddy represents the path that Pip should take,
and Estella may represent the mistakes that he has made. Biddy and Pip have a
natural chemistry, but Pip’s overpowering passion for Estella leads him to use Biddy
as a means to an end - a confidant and a teacher.
“Are you quite sure, then, that you will come to see him often?”
