erceptions that we have at first slowly begin to change as the play goes on and we come to realize the true personalities of all of the characters. Towards the middle of the play we begin to see the real personality of Phil Hogan. Even though he tries to make it seem as if he does not care about people and the only things important to him are money and alcohol, we come to realize that is not true. In the second part of the play Phil devises a plan to get Josie and James together. At first it seems as if the only reason he wants them together is so that Josie can steal James money. However, as the scenes progress it becomes very clear that the reason that he instituted this plan was because he knew that they loved each other, and he honestly cared about his daughter and wanted her to finally find some happiness. In the scene where Josie and James are finally together we begin to realize that Josie Hogan is not really as tough as she makes herself out to be. Although she would like for everyone to think that she is big and heartless with no emotions, we begin to see that she is really very nervous that nobody will want to love her because of her physical appearance. The time when the true personalities of the characters really begin to emerge is in the second part of the play when James Tyrone, Jr. comes to Josies house half drunk. As the night goes on, James begins to confess that he is tormented by many, many family problems. The audience begins to realize that this person whom we had previously thought was just an upper class snob was really living a very emotionally turbulent life. This scene is a major turning point in our view of the character of Josie, and in Josies view of herself. This was the first time in her life when she realized that a man could actually love her for herself and for her company, rather then only for sex. That night, Josie proves to be a wonderful shoulder for James to cry on. She feels very honored and prou...
