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The first trait if the Bildungsroman is that as a child the character is orphaned or there is an absence of parents. This is true of Pip because his parents died when he was young and his sister and her husband, Joe, raised him. Although they raised Pip, Mrs. Joe and Joe did not fit the role of parental figures in Pip's life. His sister was not a mother figure because she did not show love or affection as she was constantly beating him and telling him that he ruined her life. Joe, although loving, was not a father figure because he and Pip did not have a father-son relationship but rather a friendship as they protected each other from the mental and physical abuse of Mrs. Joe. This absence of parents caused Pip to lose faith in family values and therefore journey from home.
Pip's journey from home follow the second trait of the Bildungsroman, provinciality. This is when Pip leaves his familiar surroundings and his life as a common apprentice and goes to London to start a......

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