| February 12, 2024 – Arka says: First of all, I would like to you hank for creating this thread. As I have said, we do need to have discussions on supporting characters as well. To be honest, I am quite surprised that no thread has been made for this tomboy until this one. Anyway, let's start. I am not a George fan. I don't like George very much. I mean, I do like her, but not very much. Why am I talking about her? Uhh, you know the answer. Jo and George are VERY similar. Their scowls, their expressions, their frowns and even their anger. The most surprising thing was that Timmy was also fond of Jo. We can see this in Five Have a Wonderful Time. Jo is a tomboy, we know. She is quite furious and brave as well. I don't I need to talk about them. But yeah! She definitely did not have much manners. But who cares? Like, she should I know. But we are least interested in that, are we not? Well, from all the rubbish I said above, I would still say I like Jo. Why? I don't know! I don't like George but I like Jo. I guess one reason is maybe that she did not get sulky as easily as George. Another reason is that she wasn't at all like George when it comes to jealousy. Like, in Five Have a Wonderful Time, when George gets to know that Jo is nearby, she does not sound much pleased. In fact, when Jo asks George to lend her some clothes so that she can look like a boy again, George refuses because she was JEALOUS that Jo was already looking more boyish than George even with the girl's clothes. Also, I noticed that it was always George who felt jealous of Jo, who treated Jo as a competitor rather than a friend. In the same book, just to show that she is not a scared kid, she starts washing the snakes of Mr Slither, which leaves everyone else bored to see this stupid fight. But even after all this, Jo referred to The Famous Five, including George, as her best friend. She even played a major role in rescuing George in Five Have Plenty of Fun. Their faces must have been ALMOST IDENTICAL as well, cause in Five Fall Into Adventure, the villains thought Jo as George (when Jo was wearing George's clothes). Jo undoubtedly is the supporting character who has been given the most importance in the series. In fact, whenever Jo was with the Famous Five, it never felt to me that she was not a part of the group. To be honest, I don't even think that I would have minded if she became a permanent part of the group (after book 11). Thank You. P. S. This is NOT my first and last post on Jo. She is a character whom we can have discussion for quite a long time. |
| April 15, 2024 – George and Timmy Kirrin says: Arka, I Quite agree with your comments on George, even though I'm mad on George. She gets stupid when she's with people that is also like her (Jo, Henry, etc;) but since we are talking about Jo I think Jo is really fun, and since Timmy licked her in Five Fall Into Adventure, I trust and like Jo, because I trust Timmy. Haha. |
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