Matthiessen supplies a number of secondary characters here who offer a constellation of responses to the situation outlined above, and who provide a richness of texture to the novel. Some remain necessarily one-dimensional — the porcine Commandante Guzman, for example, or the fresh-faced and treacherous missionary chief Leslie Huben — but others transcend the boundaries of type, as with Moon's partner Wolfie.
The portrayal of Hazel Quarrier's gradual descent into madness,.....
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