The fear of the unknown is one of Joseph is no different from anyone else in this sense, but what makes Joseph interesting to me is that unlike most people who are scared. He confronts his fears instead of sweeping them under the rug, instead Joseph decided to give Tom a chance when nobody else would, Joseph could have turned down Caroline's offer to paint tom, yet he agreed even though it was through an act of rage. Mrs mossop thought he was a lost cause and pre judged tom before even meeting him. It was only when Joseph finally met Tom that he realized that the rumors and gossip weren't true, tom was a normal man. Joseph knew this after he had got to know him first drawn Tom, even though he's scared of tom, Joseph is still protective about him he even admits that he did not draw the true tom leyton.
