Wemmick's Second Personality

Wemmick acts cruel and heartless at work, but once he leaves Jagger's office, he evolves into a loving, care-free individual. His different personalities seem to be the fault of wanting to be accepted by society but also by his peers and family. Wemmick does not seem to comprehend that, although he has people who respect his effciency, who dread his arrival, he also has what everyone deserves, the love of his family. When Pip and Wemmick arrive at his house, Pip experiences a more pleasurable side of Wemmick he had not known existed. The flagstaff, located at Wemmicks house, is when you first start to realize that Wemmick is more than just a uptight clerk, but a kind man who is made joyous by the simplest of things in life. "That's a real flagstaff, you see," said Wemmick, "and on Sundays I run up a real flag"; as Wemmick says this you can almost see the smile alight upon his face. How a man be so horrible at work, but turn in to a completely loving person at home? How can you claim to want to be accepted, but then act the way the very person who you want to be accepted by, would frown upon? Wemmick wants too many people's acceptance and affection, which seems to be his flaw.