The Fun They Had

by

Isaac Asimov

Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones Character Analysis

Mrs. Jones is Margie’s mother. She expects Margie to succeed in her education and is disappointed when Margie has difficulties with her geography lessons. From the “sorrowful” look on her face, it seems that Mrs. Jones sees calling the County Inspector to reprogram the mechanical teacher as a mark of Margie’s failure as a student. Mrs. Jones strongly believes in the mechanical teacher’s ability to teach each child individually and keeps Margie to a strict school schedule.

Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones Quotes in The Fun They Had

The The Fun They Had quotes below are all either spoken by Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones or refer to Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones. 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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The Fun They Had Quotes

The Inspector had smiled after he was finished and patted Margie’s head. He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s fault, Mrs. Jones. I think the geography sector was geared a little too quick. Those things happen sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten-year level. Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory.”

Related Characters: County Inspector (speaker), Margie, Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones
Page Number: 9
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Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones Quotes in The Fun They Had

The The Fun They Had quotes below are all either spoken by Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones or refer to Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones. 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:
Technological Progress and Education Theme Icon
).
The Fun They Had Quotes

The Inspector had smiled after he was finished and patted Margie’s head. He said to her mother, “It’s not the little girl’s fault, Mrs. Jones. I think the geography sector was geared a little too quick. Those things happen sometimes. I’ve slowed it up to an average ten-year level. Actually, the overall pattern of her progress is quite satisfactory.”

Related Characters: County Inspector (speaker), Margie, Margie’s Mother / Mrs. Jones
Page Number: 9
Explanation and Analysis: