Mrs. Hopewell's Worst Deception

Of all the characters, Mrs. Hopewell suffers the worst deception. She believed her daughter Joy was recovered from her loss of leg, but finds out she changed her name to Hulga, something she believed suited her personality the best. “When Mrs. Hopewell thought the name, Hulga, she thought of the broad blank hull of a battle ship.” She was not pleased with her decision. Throughout the story Mrs. Hopewell is also blind to recognize that the bibles man was just a trickster. He appeared to be someone he wasn’t and was convinced that he was a good guy because of his looks. “He was not a bad looking young man though he had on a bright blue suit and yellow socks that were not pulled up far enough. He had prominent face bones and a streak of sticky-