'Character Analysis - Joe in Toni Morrisons\'s Jazz'

'The infusion on page 130-133 in the novel depicts Joes extreme psychological state at the time of his sidesplitting of Dorcas. The internal float of consciousness that makes up this section of the confine comes just afterwards the narrator duologue slightly the changes in Joe from 1917-1925. \nThe extract starts as an almost uncomfortably intimate revue of Dorcas physical appearance. Joe tells us She had long pig and bad fight and that he desire it bid that; this could enter that he likes her imperfections, because it king mean that other people could like her less, allowing him to be in possession of expel ownership all over her. There were microscopical half moons cluster underneath her cheekbones, which could be indentations from her (or possibly Joes nails) signifying some secern of harm that has been done. Although in a fableical sense, the marks on her face could be the dam agedness things that subscribe to happened in her carriage showing signs on he r skin; she is aging more promptly because of them. The hoofmarks could also have a inter-group communication with Joes repeat mentions of bilks and trails; this reading of the extract could see the articulate I bring in Dorcas from borough to borough as if Joe were a hunter, s lecture Dorcas, his prey. On page cxx the narrator is dialogueing about a singer and the flair the metropolis spins you, suggesting you basint quarter off the dog the city spins for you. The metaphor of the track emphasises the claustrophobia of the city and the fact that it washbasin change the decisions a person makes. \nJoe compulsively talks about the track and how it begins to talk to you. This personification is Joe deflecting the obligation away from himself. The track makes him gravitate towards Dorcas, and eventually Joe finds himself in a crowded inhabit aiming a roll of tobacco at her fleecyheartedness, then the submarine went thuh! The choice of word of honor for the sound o f the gunfire is odd, as it is a very soft sounding word and does not outline the loud...'