Given an opportunity, would you hire Jeeves? Many of us would jump at the prospect. With a super human intelligence by our side, life could be so very smooth. But some of us may brood. We might resent our being taken for granted. Our fiercely independent soul may revolt at the prospect of submitting to his superior intelligence.
Which school of thought do you belong to?
Here is yet another juicy post from Plumtopia which examines this question in-depth. As always, it endeavours to – and does – provide satisfaction!
Meet Jeeves
, the world’s most famous valet and P.G. Wodehouse’s best known character. The name Jeeves has come to symbolise the epitome of efficient service to millions who’ve never even read Wodehouse. Among fans, he is spoken of with a reverence usually reserved for deities. And how many of us have wished for a Jeeves in our lives? But is this rosy view of Jeeves’ as Bertie Wooster’s domestic saviour justified, when so often it is Jeeves who contrives the situations from which Bertie must be rescued? Nor is his support lacking in self-interest. In Wodehouse’s idyllic world, is Jeeves more serpent than servant?
The story of Jeeves’ introduction to the Wooster home is told in ‘Jeeves Takes Charge’ (Carry On Jeeves). Jeeves enters Bertie’s employment after Bertie’s previous man, Meadowes, is caught pinching his socks.
I was reluctantly compelled to hand the misguided blighter the mitten and…
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ashokbhatia 
I’d hire Jeeves in a heartbeat!! No one is omniscient, so an intelligent teammate is the way to go!
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The logic is rather sound. Permit me to share this post with you:
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Excellent tips Ashok.
I’d love to have Jeeves as my golf partner if he plays golf. In my younger days the Army was a great example of working hard and playing hard (hard games). But now I find golf to be a great stress buster 🙂
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I am not too sure if Jeeves has ever been depicted as being interested in this stress buster.
Am posting your comment on the original blogger. Perhaps she might have a clue!
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Dear Dilip,
This is what Honoria says: “I don’t recall ever reading of Jeeves playing golf.”
I guess you will have to make do with some other brainy cove who eats lots of fish, whose head bulges out at the back and whose face glows with super-human intelligence.
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I think Jeeves is rather ruthless in his endevours to keep Wooster on the straight and narrow. And I have always felt that Bertie is not a nitwit. Far from it. His tendency of getting into trouble is prompted by a warm and kind heart. Bertie to me has always been an unsung tragic hero. His flaw is his love for others and that is the reason why Jeeves is needeed to bail him out, making him a putty in his valet’s hands. Bertie knows that he is being manipulated but is helpless due to circumstances getting too much for him.
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Well said. Our hearts bleed for Bertie. Bound by the Code of the Woosters, he cannot but help his pals in distress. The milk of human kindness lashing about within him make him take the rap for things he is not even remotely connected to. A great friend to have, indeed!
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