Peter a taste of honey

Question 1

How is Peter is homphobic to geof

Answer 1

peter is aggressive towards geof and rude to himw hen he comes to meet him in the flar .
‘dont brign ht fuirtcake parcel e ither cnast sand sight of him .’
-this shows peter is hompohobci and rude dosenrt care hwo knows it . reflecting the 1950s , when people were generlly less toelrant of homosexuls , perer cres little about opnl offending geof , The use of ‘fruitcake’ is offensive .

referecne to geof as ‘jezebe;’ a jezebel is a moraaly imprudent owmen , pter is calling geof shameless and calling him a woman shows he is homophoic .

Question 2

how dos peter enjoy the company of wome .

Answer 2

Peter makes it obvious he is sexually attarcted ot heelnflirts with her . However hwne inital atttraction had worn off he thinks nothing about chasing oher women or even unitng heleen with this informaiton .

‘he hadn’t been home for two weeksd o you know wh he picked a graeful up yougn and juicy’

ehere peter is being particualry hruful to hele .. espceiclaly after now using owrld like ‘sour fced old itch’ which juztaposes to his ‘oung grapefruit’ he cheatedo n helen with , he o longer cares ofr helens feelings .

‘describng helen as an ‘unrestored oil painitng’ he is implhying heeln’s beaityi is expired objectfiction hehelnf aces.

Question 3

how is peter aggressive and anrgy to hlelen

Answer 3

althoguh he can appear ot be charin , he devleops a drker side to his characer , hehas an afair with another woamn and is particualry agrresive toward jo and Geo .
‘I dotl like he smel of unwshed bodies , i dragged out out of he guter once , ‘

peter calls heeln ‘woman’ isntead of calling herby her name , his is particualry degrading , shows how aggresive he can be when he talks o her . ‘by usigna jdecve ‘dragged’ emphasise how anrgy hei s.

'it syour own bloody level' implying he believes helen is meant ot be lviign  lowly qualid life , higlightign his eminence and srong ciews aout working class in the 1950s.
'worn out' worn out suhhe ts her beauty heelns has been lost  .

Question 4

peter objecfies women as sexual playthigns for his own gratification .

Answer 4

‘you know what i want;’ peter is after only one thing , a sexual relatioship .

‘darling you do it so well’ peteri s sayign heeln only has onepurpose in life like she is a machine .
-‘ah yes number 38’ unesstiling imagery ashe numbers owmenlike they are porducs , nuber 38 is also a big nuber for shwoin he ahs had many relaitnshis he is unloyal .
‘unresoted oil aonting’ like her beauy expired .

Question 5

peter i coercie controoler explotign helen’s vulnerbitu

Answer 5

‘you can’t afford to loose a man like me ‘- peter is beign egoiticl as ge is awa re helen seeks financial stabiltiy and she needs to dpend on him .
peter igivng helen an ‘opportunity makes it look like a transaction , like he is giving himself up for her .

‘moderate your langaueh ‘ as f he owns helen , men are inc otnroll 1950 scoety
‘icoudlthorw you ot tomorrow’ pterer isbeing usperios to hele n ,thereae her witht e thing she need sthe sabitltiy .

Question 6

Peter to Jo

Answer 6

bossy toward her ‘dont sit guzzlinghsoe hcolares’ trwats her liek a child .

‘there is one hgly reocmmended wya for a toung girl to find out’ ucnofmtale he hiks is oaky to makejokes flirting with his ‘wife’s’ daughter he says he doesnet yet fancy jo - unual means he isn’t 0commited to helen .

act two -
shut it bubble belly before i shut it for you alo showshe dosen’t approve of the preancy agaisnt it .

Question 7

fat summary

Answer 7

A boldly assertive, often vulgar young man,

• Peter is a car salesman who follows Helen to her new home and convinces her to marry him.
• He shows little sensitivity to the subtleties of Helen and Jo’s relationship, believing that Jo hates her mother and is a capricious, intolerable young woman. -More generally, he shows little understanding of irony and wit, as he proves unable to bear Jo’s ironic attacks. Similarly to Helen, he seems concerned exclusively with his own pleasure, refusing to help Jo financially during her time living alone in the apartment and her pregnancy, while spending his money indiscriminately on presents for Helen and on their drunken outings. His alcoholic tendencies lead him to behave aggressively and insult the people around him, showing little concern for others and treating them with disrespect.