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In Great Expectations, which love is more "truer"? The love shown by Magwitch toward Pip or the love shown by Joe toward Pip?

It is my personal opinion that neither love is actually "truer" because they are both different types of love. But if you HAVE to pick one, I would personally go with Joe toward Pip. After having taught this a lot, I see the relationship between Joe and Pip as not only the father-son type, but as a friendship as well. Although at the end, Pip and Magwitch become very close, the bond was always there with Joe. Joe was a surrogate father to Pip, wanted to never embarrass him even though he did and couldn't help it.

When he was protecting Pip from his abusive sister, he would get the brunt of the attacks, and wanted nothing but the absolute best for Pip at all times. He even learned to write so he could write a goodbye note to Pip! When all of the characters around him were growing and changing, Joe was just...Joe. Dependable, reliable, Joe. He was the most faithful, true and honest character in the whole story and didn't GROW to love Pip, he just did from the get-go.