What do you think of Hiram McDowell?
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Re: What do you think of Hiram McDowell?
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I don't think Hiram is an unrelatable character. He was a very real character to me. We all have our bad sides even if we're not conscious about it. He can also be seen as a person who is judged only from knowing a few chapters of his life.
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Hiram's initial portrait as a success-driven male self-seeker who is quite aloof and a happy loner is one that I felt masterfully portrayed a typical type of human behaviour. His initial anger with everyone and with life as he contemplated his imprisonment was justifiably realistic and his courage to continually show consideration, gratitude and hard work become increasingly admirable.Doug Jones wrote: ↑01 Oct 2018, 13:51 Without wanting to unduly spoil it, I would say that while Hiram starts out as exceptionally unpleasant, he evolves into a more sympathetic and complex character as the story progresses. How that occurs can only be appreciated from reading the book.
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Keep reading, Hiruni. Coles does do an exceptional job of painting Hiram as the worst of the worst, I agree. But I'd be interested in your take on him after you've finished the entire book.Hiruni Bhagya 81 wrote: ↑26 Oct 2018, 09:24 I'm still in the first half of the book, but from what I read, I think he's a despicable human being without any conscience. He's the worst of the worst. Knowing a person is going to die, he can leave him to die but not only that, he's capable of taking that person's last breathe as well. He doesn't feel guilty of committing adultery. He feels as if it's his right. Author has done a great job of creating a protagonist completely opposite to the typical protagonist.
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However, Hiram proved me wrong. After he finally realized that life was not all about him, he started to examine his life and the things that he had done in the past. He was making efforts to change.