Character Analysis Joseph Andrews

Joseph, the hero, is described in a style that sounds more like the introduction to a play than a novel. His entire history (as far as the author claims to credibly know it) is provided, beginning with lineage. This heralds back to the classic works that Fielding sought to emulate. He is described as arising 'from a dunghill' (very ironic considering the high regard in which he is held), just as the Athenians sprang from the earth.

Indeed, he seems almost to be one of their demigods: the lyrical description depicts a beautiful, tender, virtuous youth. He is both humble and hard working, and appears as almost an encapsulation of the author's ideal Christian.

Mrs. Slipslop sharply contrasts this beautiful image. The diction in her section is courser and more prosaic. She is old, ugly, scheming, the antithesis of all that Joseph represents. She is also a somewhat humorous character: she is ridiculous and amusing. She thinks that because she has been a maiden (which is her qualification for considering herself virtuous) for so long that she can commit any sin she pleases now. Contrastingly, Joseph's dearest possession is his virtue, and he upholds it throughout many temptations.

By giving his character Biblical names, Fielding has instantly created associations between his characters and their Biblical counterparts. These names can reveal characteristics and background without being explicitly explained in the text. It connects the work to something familiar and traditional that is part of our collective consciousness. Without even realizing it, we link the characters to their namesakes.

Joseph's character is aligned with the Old Testament Joseph most famous for his coat of many colours. Yet the differences between the two are as important as the similarities in this case. Both Josephs are separated

from their homes and families and work as servants, where both distinguish themselves through their outstanding character. Yet the Biblical Joseph is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, whereas the novel's Joseph has only a sister. She is famous for her virtue, and he repeatedly thanks her for her excellent example. Yet his name foreshadows an unfortunate event in Andrew's life: the wife of his master (in the novel's version she is recently widowed) takes a fancy to him and tries to seduce him. When he refuses her, she strips him of his livery (although Fielding later contradicts himself on this point by repeatedly mentioning his livery) and turns him out (in the Bible, he is imprisoned on fake charges of trying to rape her). Both are reduced to the humblest circumstances (Andrews is robbed and beaten), yet their virtue and righteousness provide them with the strength to continue to a better situation than previously enjoyed.

جزيتم خيرا

مشكورعلى مجهودك الجيد

تسلم يا سيد

شكرا يا سيد علي الافادة

]size=29]جزاك الله كل خير مستر سيد[/size]

جزاك الله خير ...

منور يا ابو السيد يا جامد

شكرا جدا يا مستر

كده الواحد بدأ يتفائل بعد ما لقى حاجه يكتبها ف الشيت

Characters Analysis:
Joseph Andrews: He is believed to be the
son of Mr. Gaffer Andrews and Mrs. Gamer
Andrews. At the age of ten he becomes a servant in
Sir Thomas Booby's household. When he is
seventeen, Lady Booby feels attracted by his
physical appearance and his personal charm, but he
rejects her amorous advances just as his sister
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Pamela had rejected the amorous advances of her
employer, Squire Booby. Dismissed from his
service by Lady Booby, Joseph undertakes to
return to his country seat in order to meet Fanny, a
girl with whom he had fallen in love and who had
been reciprocating his love. In the course of this
journey he meets many adventures but ultimately
arrives safely at his destination. It is then
discovered that he is the son of a gentleman of the
name of Mr. Wilson, from whose house he had
been stolen as a little child by the gypsies who had
put him in the cradle in the house of Mr. and Mrs.
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Andrews whose little daughter, Fanny, they had
taken away. Eventually Joseph is united with
Fanny in wedlock.

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Characters Analysis:

شكرا يا جماعة على الردود وممكن اللى تحت ده يتنقل بردوه مهم جدا والرابط ده عليه حاجات ممكن تفيد القصة

الرابط

[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط]

dont ask كتب:: منور يا ابو السيد يا جامد

ربنا يخليك يا مستر dont ask ويارب اكون قدرت اساهم فى مساعدتك

nile_queen كتب:: شكرا جدا يا مستر

كده الواحد بدأ يتفائل بعد ما لقى حاجه يكتبها ف الشيت

شكرا ويارب تفضلى فى تفاؤل علطول

بعد اذن مستر سيد هضيف جزء اضافى متعلق بالموضوع بحيث يكون الموضوع اكثر تكامل

1. Comment on the character of Joseph Andrews and his role in the novel.

J.Andrews is the hero after whom the novel is named. He is the chief protagonist of the novel. His physical appearance fascinates Lady Booby and also Mrs. Slipslop, and later, Betty the servant-maid at an inn. Lady Booby becomes infatuated with him only on account of his handsome appearance, because socially speaking he was greatly inferior to her.
Joseph possesses many qualities of head and heart also. It is his intelligence which first arouses Adams's interest in him. In spite of his good looks and intelligence, Joseph takes no interest in women even though he can take advantage of it. He is by no means a rake. In fact, his chief concern in life is the purity of his moral character. He refuses to be drawn into a eslamual relationship with Lady Booby, and also Mrs. Slipslop. Joseph does not also fall a prey to any of the other vices of the day.
After being dismissed from the service of Lady Booby, Joseph takes a journey looking for Fanny for whose sake he would be willing to make any sacrifice. His love for her does not diminish at any point. Neither threats nor persuasion can hinder his love.
The character of Joseph has not elaborately been drawn by Fielding because Fielding had to pay more attention to his portrayal of Adams. The result is that we do not feel sufficiently impressed by Joseph who appears to us colorless. He is not a very dynamic kind of man; and he does not show much initiative or the spirit of enterprise. But he is certainly a faithful lover and would make an excellent husband for Fanny.

تسلم يابو السيد يا جاااااامد
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