Mohamed Zokari 1-Who is Tim Allerton, and what is his relationship with his mother like?(Chapter 1, Section 8)

Tim Allerton is Joanna’s 2nd cousin and the son of Mrs. Allerton, Christe introduces them while they are in Majorca. Tim says how he is interested to make a visit to Egypt, but his mother is doubtful because she believes that it’s too expensive. Tim and his mother argue about whether the trip to Egypt is a good idea, this makes Tim say he will pay for the expenses of the vacation. Tim begins to talk about how he got a letter from the stock exchange, but his mother knows that the letter is from Joanna because of the handwriting. Mrs. Allerton doesn’t like Joanna much, she doesn’t think that Tim is in love with Joanna but the relationship they have with each other makes Mrs. Allerton uncomfortable and quite annoyed because she feels like Joanna draws Tim’s attention away from her. Tim and his mother have a strong mother and son relationship, as the novel states “he and his mother were such perfect companions that the sight of him absorbed and interested in another woman always startled Mrs Allerton slightly”(Christe Page 36). Clearly, this demonstrates how attached she is to her son and how she gets annoyed and concerned if she sees Tim showing more affection and attention to someone else.