Jo - A Taste of
Honey.
Character/Traits
and quotes
Key Quotes
‘I’m sick of you. You make my life a misery’
‘If I was a man and my wife had a
baby that wasn’t mine I’d sling her out’
‘I’ll probably never see you again. I know it. But
I don’t care. Stay with me now. It’s enough.’
‘If you don’t watch it, you’ll end up an old
down and out boozer knocking back the
meths’
‘You know I used to
try and hold my
mother’s hands but
she always used to
pull them away from
me. So silly really. She
had so much love for
everyone else, but
none for me’
‘How could you go with a half wit?’
‘I think I’ve had enough. I’m sick of love. That’s why I’m
letting you stay here. You won’t start anything.’
‘The time to have taken care of me was years
ago when I couldn’t take care of myself’
‘For the first time in my life I feel really important. I feel as though I could take care of
the whole world. I even feel I could take care of you, too!’
Personality
Strong: able to face her mother's
neglect ion and alcoholism