Hobson's ChoiceA Hobson's Choice is essentially offering the option of taking the preferred thing or nothing. So it's not really a real choice. The expression originates from a practice of a 17th-century Cambridgeshire stable owner called Hobson, whose patrons were told to take the horse closest to the door, which was in fact Hobson's choice. The phrase has been passed down through many generations and is now used by a large number of people. In the play "Hobson's Choice", Harry Hobson who lives in Salford above his boot shop with his three daughters, Alice, twenty-three, Vickey, twenty. -one and Maggie, Vickey's seven-year-old eldest. Hobson is a middle-class man who earns his income from his store. His store is a boot store. However, he does not participate in the operation. His eldest daughter, Maggie, is his main source of income. His talent for persuasion and a bootmaker, Willie Mossop, fit well in partnership; its natural craftsmanship is worth buying. Hobson, while the store was in operation, generally spent his time at Moonraker's Inn. He usually met JimHealer, his companion. Hobson creates an image of himself as a rather domineering character. His hypocrisy is one of the main ingredients of his bullying behavior. Attitude and feelings immediately change when Mrs. Hepworth, a first class citizen walks into his shop while he pampers her.