Questions on Joseph Andrews Comment on the character of Joseph Andrews and his role in the .1 .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 infat ated with him only on acco nt of his handsome .appearance, beca se socially spea!ing he was greatly inferior to her Joseph possesses many " alities of head and heart also. #t is his intelligence which first aro ses Adams$s interest in him. #n spite of his good loo!s and intelligence, Joseph ta!es no interest in women even tho gh he can ta!e advantage of it. He is by no means a ra!e. #n fact, his chief concern in life is the p rity of his moral character. He ref ses to be drawn into a se% al relationship with Lady Booby, and also Mrs. Slipslop. Joseph does not also fall a prey to any of the other vices of the .day After being dismissed from the service of Lady Booby, Joseph ta!es a &o rney loo!ing for 'anny for whose sa!e he wo ld be willing to ma!e any sacrifice. His love for her does not diminish at any point. (either .threats nor pers asion can hinder his love )he character of Joseph has not elaborately been drawn by 'ielding beca se 'ielding had to pay more attention to his portrayal of Adams. )he res lt is that we do not feel s fficiently impressed by Joseph who appears to s colorless. He is not a very dynamic !ind of man* and he does not show m ch initiative or the spirit of enterprise. B t he is .certainly a faithf l lover and wo ld ma!e an e%cellent h sband for 'anny Write about the traits that make of Parson Adams an admirable .2 .and lovable character Adams is introd ced to s as an e%cellent scholar, and as a perfect master of +ree! and Latin lang ages. He is also described as a man of good sense and good nat re, tho gh he is ignorant of the ways of the world li!e an infant who has & st made its appearance on this earth. He never shows any intention to deceive anybody* and at the same time he never s spects .that anybody wo ld deceive him. He is genero s friendly and brave Adams is an e%ceptionally good man. He is f ll of !indness and sympathy. ,hen he finds Joseph lying badly wo nded at an inn, he discontin es his &o rney to London and stays by Joseph$s side in order to .loo! after him

Adams is a most nworldly !ind of man. He is neither ambitio s nor greedy. He is satisfied with he has got, and his highest ambition is to ac" it himself as a pastor. He cannot nderstand how clergymen ac" ire .palaces, rich f rnit re, and big fort nes Adams is a fearless man, always ready to help those who are in tro ble. He saves 'anny from being ravished by an attac!er. At one of the inns he .fights against a landlord who has shown cr elty towards Joseph #n addition to his physical co rage, Adams possesses plenty of moral co rage. He ref ses Lady Booby$s wish when she rges him not to .perform the ceremony of marriage between Joseph and 'anny Adams is a devoted clergyman and a hospitable person. He !eeps 'anny as a g est in his ho se even tho gh against the wishes of his wife and .eldest da ghter -ven tho gh Adams has his own fa lts, he emerges li!e as a hero worthy .of high respect from all who come into contact with him Anal se the character of !ad "oob and her si#nificance in the .3 .novel )he most stri!ing trait of Lady Booby$s character is her sens ality. She seems nable to control over her desire for the pleas res of the flesh. She is over forty while Joseph is & st seventeen when she feels se% ally attracted to him. She dismisses Joseph after a painf l conflict between her passion for him and her resentment against him over his re&ection of her .advances Lady Booby$s passion for Joseph revives when she ret rns from London. However, she finds 'anny to be a great obstacle in her way. She tries to intimidate .arson Adams and tili/es the services .of Lawyer Sco t to prevent the co ple from getting married Lady Booby is essential to the story as representing one aspect of the . pper-class social life of eighteenth-cent ry -ngland

%o ou accept the view that Parson Adams is the real hero of the .$ &novel #n a sense, Joseph is the hero of the novel. ,e become interested in him at the very beginning of his career. B t this novel has another hero too. )his hero is .arson Adams, and he is a comic hero. )his hero eclipses Joseph in many of the sit ations and episodes which occ r in the co rse of the story. )here are sit ations and episodes in which Adams appears alone beca se he has been separated from Joseph* and there are sit ations in which Adams appears in 'anny$s company. #n s ch sit ations it is he who is the foc s of attention. )a!en all in all, it wo ld not be wrong to say that Adams p shes Joseph to the shade. After reading the novel, we find that Adams$s character is the most memorable .one What impression have ou formed of the character and role of .' &Parson "arnabas .arson Barnabas is a worldly-minded clergyman who has little interest in the spirit al welfare of the people of his parish. #n this respect he resembles .arson )r lliber, and offers a contrast )o .arson Adams. ,hile .arson Adams has his own wea!nesses, he is a sincere clergyman who ta!es a gen ine interest in the spirit al welfare of his parishioners. B t both )r lliber and Barnabas are men whose worldly interests leave them with little time or inclination for their spirit al f nctions. 'ielding$ portrayal of both Barnabas and )r lliber is intended to e%pose the .hypocrisy of the ma&ority of the clergymen of his times &)o what e*tent is Joseph Andrews a picares+ue novel .( A picares" e novel means a novel which contains the advent res of a rog e in the co rse of a &o rney on which he goes. )he first picares" e novel appeared in the si%teenth cent ry in Spain. #n -ngland the term began to be sed for all those novels which described the advent res of a lively and a reso rcef l hero in the co rse of a &o rney he ndertoo!. )h s from o r point of view a picares" e novel is one which describes the advent res of a man who has set o t on a long &o rney. )he character .setting o t on a &o rney need not be a rog e or a tric!ster Joseph Andrews is certainly a novel in which the hero sets o t on a &o rney. #n this novel it is not & st one person who sets o t on a &o rney. #t may be stated in clear terms that it wo ld be wrong to designate Joseph Andrews as a picares" e novel. #t is only in a limited sense that it can be considered so. #n fact, only two aspects of this novel connect it with the picares" e tradition0the &o rney, and the element of advent re