A Relationship with Hope

In the novel, Great Expectations, Pip lives a life with his sister and his sister's husband Joe. Pip hates living with Mrs. Joe because Mrs. JOe treats him like a slave. Pip is always being brought up by hand or in other words, always slapped and bossed around. Pip also strongly dislikes living with his sister and the dog, Tickler. But Mr. Joe is Pip's best friend. They hang out together and Joe is the only person in the household that is actually nice to him, and Joe thinks that Tickler is not a necessity in their house. Joe is Pip's hope. Pip can rely on Joe and come to Joe when he is in a time of need.