Guide to spelling, punctuation and grammar

Paragraph 2
(1) Sentence one picks up on a point made in the opening paragraph (Joe
Gargery’s influence on Pip). This helps to establish the impression
that you are going to follow up on the points you made in the first
paragraph.
(2) Sentences two, three and four give detailed examples of Joe’s
attitudes with close references to the novel. Joe’s attempts to protect
Pip from his wife’s ‘rampages’ and his dislike of the snobbery of the
relatives are mentioned to illustrate the values Joe stands for.
(3) The last sentence makes a general statement about Joe that
emphasises Joe’s moral influence and ends the paragraph neatly.