But let's stop here. The differences seem to completely separate them. Joe is very religious, and goes to church every morning. P is an atheist, who believes that religion hobbles free thought. Joe is devoted to his family, and very attached to his friends.
P is uncomfortable with the concept of devotion and claims to be, in the ultimate analysis, alone.
Joe's father was the captain of a ship and has sailed the seven seas. Joe, however, has a very strong anchor at home in Madras, India. P's father is is Cambridge-educated academic who was always on a university campus. Yet, P will never anchor himself anywhere, and travels almost with a vengeance. Joe loves to have people around him and tries to relate to everyone on some plane or the other.