Question

what reason did joe Thompson give his wife for bringing the child home ? what does it reveal about Joe Thomson's character?​

Answer 1

The woman was mother of John, Kate and Maggie. She fell on a .... How can you say so? ... iv) What reason did Joe Thompson give his wife for bringing the child home? (iv) Joe ...

Answer 2

Joe Thompson told his wife that he had brought Maggie home because she herself can't walk to the poorhouse. He would take her there the next day speaking to the guardians of the poor house regarding it.

Joe Thompson is a major character in the story, whose decision to bring Maggie home leeds to all the action in the story. He used to make and repairs sledges and wagons for the villagers. like his occupation, he has been described as a rough and strong man.