Originally Posted by
JonathanB
It is wonderful book. It has a far better plot than most of Dickens' novels, but still the extraordinary range of characters which I miss inTale of Two Cities, the other good plot.
Miss Havisham for me is the most powerful character as she exercises power over others by destroying herself, her health and her humanity. At the end she is a tragic figure. And she is such a contrast to Magwitch, who also wants to exercise power (and destroys himself in the process) but for totally unselfish reasons.
If you found Herbert Pocket kind - which he is - what did you think of Joe Gargery??