A league is a distance measurement of three nautical miles. The nautical mile is the standard distance measure at sea. A mile is 5,280 feet but a nautical mile is 6,076 feet (1,852m). The difference is a result of the curvature of the earth.
Philip Pirrip, or Pip, the main character of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, is a multi-dimensional character. Pip is: an orphan - his parents died, his sister â¦and her husband (Joe) raise him a dreamer, ambitious - he always has a dream or goal in mind (an expectation...
Joe Gargery-Pipâs brother-in-law, the village blacksmith, Joe stays with his overbearing, abusive wifeâknown as Mrs. Joeâsolely out of love for Pip. Joeâs quiet goodness makes him one of the few completely sympathetic characters in Great Expectations.