Wemmick's Success in Great ExpectationsWemmick provides a complicated but interesting separation between his home life and his professional life. His personal and professional lives are as different in terms of physical appearance as they are in personality differences. Many of his family habits allow him to express care and decency, which contrasts with his mechanical work which lacks value. Wemmick dedicates himself to separating the two so that he can keep his virtues intact while he toils in the filth of Newgate. Wemmick is alone in achieving his separation compared to others like Jaggers and Pip. Such dedication to maintaining the right values ​​gives Wemmick such integrity that he immediately becomes a favorite character. Walworth Castle has a drawbridge, cannon and fountain. We first see the effects of these defenses when he lifts the drawbridge "it was very pleasant to see the pride with which he hoisted it and made it moored; smiling while doing it, with relish and not just mechanically"( 229). He “relishes” or takes pleasure in the operation of the drawbridge; unlike his mechanical office mode, he actually smiles. With this first glimpse of the other side of Wemmick, simple integrity is revealed. The cannon, named Stinger, is mounted on “a separate fortress, built in latticework.” It was protected from the elements by an ingenious little tarpaulin device resembling an umbrella” (229). The trellis and parasol cover express Wemmick's imagination when designing the castle. Another Wemmick contraption is its fountain. A grinder and a stopper make it work. The water spurts out enough to land on any fountain viewer, which older people greatly appreciate. He lists his skills and says "and... middle of paper ...... is the winner in the battle of lifestyles, because his is definitely much nicer. As far as Pip is concerned, he can't not separate his life from his expectations. He is indifferent towards his family and does not associate with them He only lives in his expectations, because only Wemmick succeeds in separating the two. of a work-centered life should do so. We can learn from him how to allow ourselves to enjoy life at home, without sacrificing our integrity in the workplace. Wemmick achieves the freedom to live fully and he does. with incredible integrity He stands alone in his success, all the other characters have failed miserably and remained unsatisfied Works Cited: Dickens, Charles Great Expectations Ed. Boston: Bedford/St Martin's.., 1996.