Girl, Woman, Other

by

Bernardine Evaristo

Pauline Jones Character Analysis

Pauline is LaTisha and Jayla’s mother. Her husband, Glenmore, cheats on her with one of her friends and later abandons his and Pauline’s children. Pauline is a social worker, but when LaTisha starts acting out after Glenmore leaves, she struggles to control LaTisha. When LaTisha gets pregnant at 18, Pauline is angry and ashamed. They fight constantly, and she kicks LaTisha and LaTisha’s young son Jason out of the house. Pauline gives up on LaTisha the same way that the rest of society has, essentially viewing her daughter through the same destructive and stereotypical lens as white, racist English society. Eventually, she lets LaTisha move back in and helps LaTisha with childcare. When Glenmore shows up many years later, Pauline takes him back.

Pauline Jones Quotes in Girl, Woman, Other

The Girl, Woman, Other quotes below are all either spoken by Pauline Jones or refer to Pauline Jones. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Diaspora, Culture, and Identity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2: LaTisha Quotes

Losing her dad the way she did was something LaTisha never talked about; whenever people asked, she told them he’d died of a heart attack

it was easier than explaining what had happened, people thinking there must be something wrong with her and her family

else why would he leave?

she ran wild, hated school, couldn’t concentrate, even Mummy couldn’t control her and she was a social worker, I’m sending you home to Jamaica where they’ll beat some sense into you, LaTisha

yeh, whatevs, I could do with a Caribbean holiday

Related Characters: LaTisha Jones (speaker), Bummi Williams, Shirley King, Glenmore Jones, Pauline Jones, Sister Omofe
Page Number: 199-200
Explanation and Analysis:
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Pauline Jones Quotes in Girl, Woman, Other

The Girl, Woman, Other quotes below are all either spoken by Pauline Jones or refer to Pauline Jones. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Diaspora, Culture, and Identity Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2: LaTisha Quotes

Losing her dad the way she did was something LaTisha never talked about; whenever people asked, she told them he’d died of a heart attack

it was easier than explaining what had happened, people thinking there must be something wrong with her and her family

else why would he leave?

she ran wild, hated school, couldn’t concentrate, even Mummy couldn’t control her and she was a social worker, I’m sending you home to Jamaica where they’ll beat some sense into you, LaTisha

yeh, whatevs, I could do with a Caribbean holiday

Related Characters: LaTisha Jones (speaker), Bummi Williams, Shirley King, Glenmore Jones, Pauline Jones, Sister Omofe
Page Number: 199-200
Explanation and Analysis: