32 once; and one time he’d really lost his rag and swore at some bloke
during an argument. 7 From the quotation above, it is clear that Geoff acts like an ordinary
person who is nice, interesting to talk to and a good listener. He smokes, drinks, and eats a meat pie and he can be angry with other people.
b. Helpful
Geoff is very helpful. He does not mind helping people to do something when other people may not want to do it. He does not care though how hard it is
to do as long as he can help. Even when he is enjoying himself in a bar, he does not mind helping the owner of the bar to mend the damaged pipe. It is seen
through his reaction, character as seen by others and mannerism. The landlady looked sheepish. Tree roots had damaged a pipe, she
explained. She’d called various drainage companies but the earliest someone could come was the day after tomorrow. There was
nothing to be done unless… She looked pleadingly at Geoff. He pulled a face.
“You’ve got to get it fixed, Shirley. And properly, you know.” “Yes, yes, I know. And I will. But just for now, Geoff - would
you?” Geoff looked at her, sighed, put his paper down and disappeared
through a door behind the bar. 3
Geoff feels pity for the landlady who is confused because she cannot get the damaged pipe fixed immediately. Geoff helps her because he knows that it can
threaten her business, which is very important for the landlady. He also helps Ed when he faints in a bar and should be hospitalized.
33 The trolley squeaked along the corridor until we reached the X-ray
department. Geoff handed over a pink card and the technician disappeared into a small office. Thankfully there were only a
couple of other patients ahead of us. A thought struck me. “Anyway, shouldn’t a porter be doing this?”
“All otherwise engaged,” Geoff said. “But if you don’t want me here, I can go.” 106-107
In the X-ray department, he accompanies Ed and acts like a porter because all porters are busy and no one can take care of Ed. He offers to help but he does
not force Ed to accept his help. Geoff is involved actively in Buddhist organization and he is a Samaritan
which means that he is on his way to become a monk. As a Samaritan and involved actively in Buddhist organization, he likes helping other people in the
world especially the poor. … -about Geoff, for example. According to Dora and other’s friend
of his I’ve met, he wasn’t just active in the Buddhist organization but was a Samaritan, supported several charities, and worked with
the local council on various multicultural projects, like a huge international food fair they put on a few years ago. 278
Geoff does not treat people differently because he thinks that people are equal so that they deserve to be helped. It is proved by his effort to work on
various multicultural projects, which means he works with and for people from different cultural backgrounds.
c. Contented
As mentioned above, Geoff is a helpful man. He likes working on the international projects to help other people, but personally, Geoff is a contented
