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Geoffrey Ingram
Jo’s boyfriend, a black sailor who is about to leave for a six-month trip with the Navy, is an affectionate but unreliable character. While he declares his love to Jo, asks her to marry him, and promises her to return, he fails to deliver on his promises, thus leaving Jo to cope with the consequences of their relationship (e.g., her pregnancy) on her own. Despite his generally self-confident attitude, he expects Jo to feel shame at being seen in the street with him because of his skin color, and is surprised to realize that Jo is truly indifferent to the interracial nature of their relationship.
Jimmie (“The Boy”) Quotes in A Taste of Honey
The A Taste of Honey quotes below are all either spoken by Jimmie (“The Boy”) or refer to Jimmie (“The Boy”). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1: Scene 2
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HELEN: You stupid little devil! What sort of a wife do you think you’d make? You’re useless. It takes you all your time to look after yourself. I suppose you think you’re in love. Anybody can fall in love, do you know that? But what do you know about the rest of it?
JO: Ask yourself.
HELEN: You know where that ring should be? In the ashcan with everything else. Oh! I could kill her, I could really.
JO: You don’t half knock me about. I hope you suffer for it.
HELEN: I’ve done my share of suffering if I never do any more. Oh Jo, you're only a kid. Why don’t you learn from my mistakes? It takes half your life to learn from your own.
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Act 2: Scene 1
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GEOF: Has anybody ever tried?
JO: What?
GEOF: Taking you in hand.
JO: Yes.
GEOF: What happened to him?
JO: He came in with Christmas and went out with the New Year.
GEOF: Did you like him?
JO: He was all right . . .
GEOF: Did you love him?
JO: I don’t know much about love. I’ve never been too familiar with it. I suppose I must have loved him. They say love creates. And I’m certainly creating at the moment. I’m going to have a baby.
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Jimmie (“The Boy”) Quotes in A Taste of Honey
The A Taste of Honey quotes below are all either spoken by Jimmie (“The Boy”) or refer to Jimmie (“The Boy”). For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1: Scene 2
Quotes
HELEN: You stupid little devil! What sort of a wife do you think you’d make? You’re useless. It takes you all your time to look after yourself. I suppose you think you’re in love. Anybody can fall in love, do you know that? But what do you know about the rest of it?
JO: Ask yourself.
HELEN: You know where that ring should be? In the ashcan with everything else. Oh! I could kill her, I could really.
JO: You don’t half knock me about. I hope you suffer for it.
HELEN: I’ve done my share of suffering if I never do any more. Oh Jo, you're only a kid. Why don’t you learn from my mistakes? It takes half your life to learn from your own.
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Act 2: Scene 1
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GEOF: Has anybody ever tried?
JO: What?
GEOF: Taking you in hand.
JO: Yes.
GEOF: What happened to him?
JO: He came in with Christmas and went out with the New Year.
GEOF: Did you like him?
JO: He was all right . . .
GEOF: Did you love him?
JO: I don’t know much about love. I’ve never been too familiar with it. I suppose I must have loved him. They say love creates. And I’m certainly creating at the moment. I’m going to have a baby.
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