Joe Christmas And Miss Burden: Chapter Analysis

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As the chapters go on in the novel we experience much more of how violent and dominant Joe Christmas is. In chapter 12 we learn about the romance that Joe Christmas and Miss Burden had. Although it appeared that Miss Burden went along with all that Joe wanted her to do for him her was never satisfied. He treated her like an object, he had no respect for her and he loses his temper. In the previous chapters it was said that Joe and Miss Burden would act like strangers during the day, only in the evening would the come together. After they had engaged in a sexual relationship he would leave and not speak to her again until the next night. Joe treated Miss Burden as a sexual object and would violently assault her as well. After Miss Burden speaks