Pip.

Blog No. 1
[Character Development Analysis]

"...I felt fearfully sensible of the great convenience that the Hulks were handy for me. I was clearly on my way there. I had begun by asking questions, and I was going to rob Mrs. Joe."

It's difficult to understand Pip's youth with his lengthy description and sophisticated vocabulary, but this passage assures me that he still has the mind of a child. First I was extremely puzzled when I discovered that Pip calls his own sister Mrs. Joe, and not by her first name. That just tells us how much he has to respect her, as she continues to make her excuses of how she had brought him up "by hand"; leaving him feeling guilty for ever being alive and having to be a tremendous burden. Her controlling, malicious personality and abusive actions towards Pip and Joe make it impossible for them to build up proper self-esteems and confidence. Especially for Pip, lack of love and being oppressed at such a young age pressures him to mature quicker. Although his words reach a high level of maturity, his thoughts are still in their early development.
Later when he comes across a strange, hungry man, he is threatened to fetch some food. Pip decides to unwillingly steal from Mrs. Joe because he believes in the mysterious "hungry convict" who will come to eat his heart and liver if not given anything to eat, but obviously, the whole idea was just a deception to frighten him. Pip's childish mind causes him to be more afraid of a fictional character than reality; which is being caught and beaten by Mrs. Joe and then being sent to the Hulks for life. However, aside from the fear, I believe Pip helps the poor convict because of his sympathetic personality. He understands how it feels to be famished and helpless.