Jim notices that Christine is not as perfect as he believed her to be, and tries to win her over even though he is made to feel guilty for it by Margaret. Despite being described as being well educated and quite easily offended, Christine ends up being more down to earth than Margaret and even helps Jim remove some burnt bed sheets from his room. Christine is the niece of a famous art patron and Jim unknowingly insults her when he mistakes her with Bertrand’s previous girlfriend. ChristineĬhristine is the woman Bertrand Welch comes to the party with. Towards the end of the novel, it is revealed that Margaret is extremely manipulative, lying about her suicide attempt to make Jim pay more attention to her and keep him away from Christine.

Margaret is easily offended and often send mixed messages to Jim so he is unable to tell is she likes him or not. Margaret tried to kill herself after she was dumped by her previous boyfriend and so Jim feels protective of her. Margaret is another lecturer at the college where Jim teaches and it is implied that she and Jim had some kind of relationship. When he finds that he was the one played and that Margaret was just manipulating him, he finally decides to follow his dreams and take his life into his own hands. Jim is concerned about not hurting Margaret and because of this he does everything he can to shelter her. Jim is unable to fit in with the wealthy people around him and he always manages to somehow make a fool of himself because he says the wrong things and behaves in a way he should have not. When Jim tries to take his own decisions and control his life, he finds himself unable to do it most of the time because he is influenced by other characters and manipulated to do certain things he does not want to do. In the beginning of the novel, it is let to be understood that he has no control over his life whatsoever and that every decision he takes is just fate. As a character, he is remarkably normal, having no outstanding qualities, dreams or talents. Jim is a lecturer in the History department at a college in the Southern part of London. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.

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