Impressions of Hobson in act 1
Impressions of Hobson in act 1
In act one of Hobson’s choice we get a very negative impression on Hobson.
When we first see Hobson he is hung-over over from the night before, as he had a masons meeting we see this from the conversation with Maggie and Vicky who are working while their father sleeps of his hangover they say “Has he had breakfast yet, Maggie? Breakfast! With a Masons' meeting last night!” so straight away we see him a negative light and we see that this is a regular thing as the daughters are accustom to it. When Hobson finally comes downstairs Maggie says “So that, if you stay more than an hour in the Moonraker's Inn.” Even though Hobson says his got a masons meeting Maggie can see straight through this front and knows that he’s going to the pub.
Hobson’s habit of getting drunk has meant that his daughters show him less respect and never show much interest in what he has to say. On his way out to the Moonrakers Hobson decides to talk about the “the rebellious females of this house,” being his daughters. However his daughters have no intention on listening and just want to get rid of him we see this when Vicky says “Father, you'd have more time to talk after we've closed to-night. (She is anxious to resume her reading.),” as we see there Vicky is more interested in her book that what her father has to say.
This argument also shows that Hobson is very hypocritical he says to his daughters “I give you take” implying that his daughters only use him for selfish gain however Maggie replies with “How much a week do you give us?” so we find out that Hobson treats his daughters unfairly making them work in his shop and not paying them. This could be another reason why they show him no respect.
We also see in act one that Hobson is very mean to his daughters. When the topic of marriage comes up Maggie enquires about her getting married Hobson replies “Well, that's a good one! (Laughs.) You with a husband!” so as we can see Hobson has no respect for
In act one of Hobson’s choice we get a very negative impression on Hobson.
When we first see Hobson he is hung-over over from the night before, as he had a masons meeting we see this from the conversation with Maggie and Vicky who are working while their father sleeps of his hangover they say “Has he had breakfast yet, Maggie? Breakfast! With a Masons' meeting last night!” so straight away we see him a negative light and we see that this is a regular thing as the daughters are accustom to it. When Hobson finally comes downstairs Maggie says “So that, if you stay more than an hour in the Moonraker's Inn.” Even though Hobson says his got a masons meeting Maggie can see straight through this front and knows that he’s going to the pub.
Hobson’s habit of getting drunk has meant that his daughters show him less respect and never show much interest in what he has to say. On his way out to the Moonrakers Hobson decides to talk about the “the rebellious females of this house,” being his daughters. However his daughters have no intention on listening and just want to get rid of him we see this when Vicky says “Father, you'd have more time to talk after we've closed to-night. (She is anxious to resume her reading.),” as we see there Vicky is more interested in her book that what her father has to say.
This argument also shows that Hobson is very hypocritical he says to his daughters “I give you take” implying that his daughters only use him for selfish gain however Maggie replies with “How much a week do you give us?” so we find out that Hobson treats his daughters unfairly making them work in his shop and not paying them. This could be another reason why they show him no respect.
We also see in act one that Hobson is very mean to his daughters. When the topic of marriage comes up Maggie enquires about her getting married Hobson replies “Well, that's a good one! (Laughs.) You with a husband!” so as we can see Hobson has no respect for