Joy family
| Joy family | |
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| Description | |
| Norman Joy and his wife wanted their daughter to grow up on home grown food and family values. When his wife died, Norman did his best to provide for Elaine. Will she follow her parent's dreams or break away and make a life of her own? | |
| Name | Joy family |
| Members | Norman Joy, Elaine Joy |
| Number of generations | 2 generations |
| Family connections | McDermott family |
| Lot | 291 Cypress Lane |
| Other information | |
| Game | The Sims 3 Store
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| Playability | Playable |
| World | Riverview |
The Joy family is a premade family who lives in Riverview. Norman Joy is the father of Elaine Joy and the widower of Jenny Joy. They live in a nearly-historic one-story farmhouse at 291 Cypress Lane. It appears that Elaine wants to move out, even though she is also happy to look after her aging father. The family is probably a reference to the Grant Wood painting, American Gothic. Their last name is ironic, considering they are depicted as being from The Great Depression era, a time with no "joy".
Onomatology
Joy: To take great pleasure; rejoice
Norman: A member of a Scandinavian people who settled in Northern France in the tenth century
Jenny: The female of certain animals such as the donkey and the wren, diminutive of Jennifer
Elaine: In Arthurian legend; the mother of Galahad
Members
- Jenny Joy (deceased)
- Norman Joy
- Elaine Joy