Squire Booby Character Analysis in Joseph Andrews

Squire Booby is Lady Booby’s nephew and he later marries Pamela. He originally comes from Samuel Richardson’s novel Pamela (although there he is referred to as Mr. B— or the Squire). Squire Booby becomes a key figure in Lady Booby’s plot to break up Joseph Andrews’s and Fanny’s upcoming marriage, although ultimately, he supports the wedding.

Squire Booby Character Timeline in Joseph Andrews

The timeline below shows where the character Squire Booby appears in Joseph Andrews. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Lady Booby returns to her home and is surprised to find that her nephew, Squire Booby , now has a wife. As it turns out, that woman is Pamela. (full context)

Squire Booby and Pamela ask Lady Booby about Joseph Andrews. They find that he is being taken... (full context)

Squire Booby suggests that instead of going to prison over a twig, Joseph Andrews and Fanny should... (full context)

Squire Booby and the Justice Frolick have a private conversation, then Squire Booby leaves, taking Joseph Andrews... (full context)

Lady Booby complains to Mrs. Slipslop about Pamela; she thinks Squire Booby could have married someone better. Mrs. Slipslop agrees, saying what Lady Booby wants to hear... (full context)

Lady Booby tells Squire Booby that she looks on Joseph Andrews like family now, and that instead of marrying Fanny,... (full context)

Squire Booby tells Joseph Andrews why he shouldn’t marry Fanny, explaining that she is beautiful but below... (full context)

Joseph Andrews tells Abraham Adams about how Squire Booby advised him not to marry Fanny. But after seeing Fanny nearly ravished on the road,... (full context)

...him on the ear. Joseph says he’ll fight Didapper however he likes. Lady Booby and Squire Booby chastise Joseph’s violence, but Abraham Adams stands up for Joseph’s character. They continue arguing with... (full context)

...truly loves Fanny chastely, he should be happy to have a new sister. Pamela and Squire Booby suggest that everyone goes to bed for the night. (full context)

...celibate and remain friends. Later that day, Joseph’s parents Gaffar and Gammar Andrews show up. Squire Booby excitedly tells Gaffar and Gammar that they have more children at the table than they... (full context)

Fanny is happy to be reunited with her biological parents, Gaffar and Gammar Andrews. Squire Booby realizes that Fanny is now his sister-in-law, so he and Pamela wish her well. Everyone... (full context)

...to introduce Joseph to his mother, Mrs. Harriet Wilson. Harriet comes back with them to Squire Booby ’s place. (full context)

...wedding comes. Abraham Adams conducts the ceremony at the church, then they go back to Squire Booby ’s residence, where Adams has the biggest appetite of anyone. After dinner, Fanny takes off... (full context)

After three days, Mr. Wilson and Harriet take Joseph Andrews and Fanny home with them. Squire Booby gives Fanny a fortune of two thousand pounds, she and Joseph live happily, and Fanny... (full context)