Jose is a mysterious Puerto Rican man who works at the same bakery as Joe in Los Angeles. Jose uses the services of a local charity called Midnight Mission, suggesting that he’s poor. However, he tells his coworkers tall tales about a rich woman back in New York City who wants to marry him, and he even receives a letter that seems to be from her at one point. Jose leaves the bakery after he claims to have a new job in Hollywood. Although it isn’t clear how truthful he is about the details of his life, Jose nevertheless remains a positive example of working-class decency.
Jose Quotes in Johnny Got His Gun
The Johnny Got His Gun quotes below are all either spoken by Jose or refer to Jose. 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:
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Chapter 6
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The guys from the mission came stinking of disinfectant and looking very bedraggled and embarrassed. They knew that anyone who smelled the disinfectant knew they were bums on charity. They didn’t like that and how could you blame them? They were always humble and when they were bright enough they worked hard.
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Jose Quotes in Johnny Got His Gun
The Johnny Got His Gun quotes below are all either spoken by Jose or refer to Jose. 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:
).
Chapter 6
Quotes
The guys from the mission came stinking of disinfectant and looking very bedraggled and embarrassed. They knew that anyone who smelled the disinfectant knew they were bums on charity. They didn’t like that and how could you blame them? They were always humble and when they were bright enough they worked hard.
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