Characters in Great Expectations: Static or Dynamic? The characters in Great Expectations are the produc ts of extreme characterization. Each personality type represented is in its extreme, as though to make a point to the reader. Overall, the lesser characters in Great Expectations do not undergo a massive character change; that is, they remain static the whole time. The main role players, Pip, Miss. Havisham, and Mrs. Joe Gargery are the ones who undergo the …showed first 75 words of 602 total…

…showed last 75 words of 602 total…London. It is the contrast of these characters, those static, and those dynamic that make Dickens famous for his elaborate characterization. You never know which are static, and which are dynamic, which adds to the excitement of reading his novels. n life, Joe. Pip does undergo a change of heart towards the end, and he becomes more likable. For the majority of the novel, Miss. Havisham remains constant. Her hatred towards men is easily visible.