Hobson's Choice: Characters (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Maggie Hobson's key traits
Maggie Hobson's key traits
Strong-willed, determined, resourceful
Maggie's stance on gender roles
Maggie's stance on gender roles
Defies traditional gender roles
Willie Mossop's initial character
Willie Mossop's initial character
Timid, uneducated, lacks ambition
Willie's character evolution
Willie's character evolution
Transforms into strong, self-assured individual
Henry Hobson's personality
Henry Hobson's personality
Stubborn, traditional, self-absorbed patriarch
What Henry Hobson symbolises
What Henry Hobson symbolises
Outdated Victorian values
Alice Hobson's main concern
Alice Hobson's main concern
Appearances and social respectability
Vickey Hobson's key trait
Vickey Hobson's key trait
Balances family loyalty with personal freedom
Jim Heeler's perspective
Jim Heeler's perspective
Traditional, male-dominated Victorian views
Mrs Hepworth's role in plot
Mrs Hepworth's role in plot
Catalyst for Willie & Maggie's upward mobility
Ada Figgins represents
Ada Figgins represents
Traditional working-class marriage expectations
Key theme in Hobson's Choice
Key theme in Hobson's Choice
Self-improvement and social mobility
Maggie's vision for Willie
Maggie's vision for Willie
Make him into 'a somebody'