It's important for people to know that Popeye is a reflection of ourselves. Being homeless can happen to anyone. Most working people are only two or three paychecks away from being homeless themselves.
Popeye is polite, soft-spoken, humble.
He doesn't pester people for money like some homeless people do. He isn't crazy. He doesn't steal and he doesn't spend what little money he makes on alcohol or drugs. He's religious, and he reads his Bible most nights before going to sleep. Proverbs is his favorite part of the Bible.