Me Before You

by

Jojo Moyes

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Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom) Character Analysis

Lou’s mother, a woman who takes great pride in keeping her house spotless and in caring for her two daughters, Lou and Treena, and her grandson, Thomas. Josie is also the primary caretaker of Lou’s Granddad, who has suffered a stroke. She endlessly supports Lou, though she cannot condone Lou’s involvement with Will’s plan to commit suicide.

Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom) Quotes in Me Before You

The Me Before You quotes below are all either spoken by Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom) or refer to Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom). 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:
Ambition and Achievement Theme Icon
).
Chapter 26 Quotes

Mum? I owe Will. I owe it to him to go. Who do you think got me to apply to college? Who do you think encouraged me to make something of myself, to travel places, to have ambitions? Who changed the way I think about everything? About myself even? Will did. I’ve done more, lived more, in the last six months than in the last twenty-seven years of my life.

Related Characters: Louisa (Lou) Clark (speaker), Will Traynor, Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom)
Page Number: 330
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Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom) Quotes in Me Before You

The Me Before You quotes below are all either spoken by Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom) or refer to Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom). 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:
Ambition and Achievement Theme Icon
).
Chapter 26 Quotes

Mum? I owe Will. I owe it to him to go. Who do you think got me to apply to college? Who do you think encouraged me to make something of myself, to travel places, to have ambitions? Who changed the way I think about everything? About myself even? Will did. I’ve done more, lived more, in the last six months than in the last twenty-seven years of my life.

Related Characters: Louisa (Lou) Clark (speaker), Will Traynor, Josie Clark (Lou’s Mom)
Page Number: 330
Explanation and Analysis: