taste of honey quotes

act 1 scene one, helen is using her body in some way for money

/semi whore/ this develops into her being a single mother and has to do somthing so she can make ends meet

act 1 scene 1 jo makes a passing remark about the enviroment they have now moved into

‘a lovely view of the gas works’ this develops into how this is set in the 1950’s where as a single mother you would make little money and they are poor.

act 1 scene 1 this is when jo tell Helens her opinions of her drinking all the time

‘you make me sick’ this develops into jo’s discontemt to her mother and how she uses things such as alchol and things to solve her problems and she trys to do this to jo too.

act 1 scene 1 jo talking about the state of the place helen had them moved into

‘were sharing a bed again’ ‘throof is leaking’ this can be developed into how this is set in the 1950’s where as a single mother you would make little money and they are poor.

act 1 scene 1 jo is talking about getting a job and not wanting to live with her mother any more

‘get out of your sight as soon as i can get a bit of money’ this develops into helen and jo’s bad relationship and how jo does not want to follow in helens footsteps

act 1 scene 1 when jo is talking about how she does nto want to end up like her mum

‘i am not getting married like you did’ this devlops into how she is very much going to end up in the same situcation as her mother did

act 1 scene 1 when helen finds jo’s drawing s

‘have you ever though of going to a proper art school’ this devlops into helens does have maternal care yet she could just never be there for her. into how this is set in the 1950’s where as a single mother you would make little money and they are poor so she had to marry men to keep aflot

act 1 scene 1 peter comes in and imedatly is rude to jo

‘get rid of her’' ‘why dont you go home to your father’ this develops into peter being about to verably abuse helen and jo as he is the person they finacaly depend on into how this is set in the 1950’s where as a single mother you would make little money and they are poor.

act1 scene 2 boy and jo are saying good bye after boys proposal

‘i love you’ ‘put star in your eyes’ this develps into jos pure love for boy which is rare for the time as pepole would usaly not be seen loving a black boy yet jo does

act 1 scene 2 after jos meeting with boy helen finds jo in a daze and asks who put stars in her eyes

‘i certainly hope it is not a she’ this develops in to the predijuced and hatred agaist gay pepole in the time.

act 1 scene 2 helen is having a convo with jo about her upbringing and parenting

‘i dont know’ -h when jo asks when her birthday is ‘that was your fault’-h when they are talking about helens husbands leaving her

developed this would be how helen resents jo for causeing her this pain of being a single mother in a socity that does not accept them

act 1 scene 2 when peter is bossing jo around

‘your not my father’ this develops into her built up hatered for her mother lovers as she never gets any of the love that they get from her and into how this is set in the 1950’s where as a single mother would make little money and they are poor.

act 1 scene 2 helen is leaving jo alone and going with peter jo is angry at this

‘ have i ever laid claim to being a prpoer mother’ this develops into developed this would be how helen resents jo for causeing her this pain of being a single mother in a socity that does not accept them

act 2 scene 1 jo is pressing geof about why he got kicked out

‘go to hell’ ' /she struggles but he kisses her/ this develops in to the soical context of geof being gay but its not allow so he buries it deep down.

act 2 scene 1 geof and jo’s bond is growing stronger by the day

‘would you like to be the father of my baby’ ‘i’d be sooner dead then away from you’ this devops to Societal standards and laws during the 1950's made it virtually impossible for homosexual men to have a family or have their relationships recognised publicly. Geoff's caring nature and desire to care for Jo and her baby represent his yearning for family life and emotional connection, which he cannot readily get owing to the stigma associated with his sexuality. Jo feels affection towards him as she values his presence and support in her life despite the challenges he faces, as this is support she has never received from her mother. 

act 2 scene 1 helen and peter come back for a second after geof tells them jo is pregant helen shares her ideas of parenting

‘have a child place you under no oblagation to it’ this develops into helen being resentful to jo for causeing her this pain of being a single mother in a socity that does not accept them

act 2 scene 1 before helen leave she says one last things to jo and geof

‘make sure she goes to the clinic regularty’ this show she does care for her

act 2 scene 1 jo openes up about how helens parenting has affected her

‘your nothing to me’ ‘the time to take care of me was years ago when i could not take care of your self’ 'the famous mother love act’ ‘you hurt pepoles feelings and dont even notice’ this shows jo feels her mother is neglctful developed this would be how helen resents jo for causeing her this pain of being a single mother in a socity that does not accept them and then bringing this pain upon jo

act 2 scene 2 jo i sstressing out about having a black baby

‘i dont want his baby … i dont want to be a mother’ this devolps into jo knowing what discrimation her and her baby will bu subjected to as a white girl with a mixed child she had out of wed lock.

act 2 scene 2 jo shows us her strong and resilant charecter

‘i can do anything when i set my mind to it’ this delovops into jo haveing to raise her self as her mother was always away.

act 2 scene 2 helen finds out that jo’s baby might be black

‘drown it’this devlops into her predigued atitued against black pepole but also not wanting this for her child as she knows the challenges that her daughter will face with this

act 2 scene 2 before the curtians close helens left

/smiling to her self- she remebers geof/ this shows her strong and resilant attutuied