![]() ![]() His vision of romance is not rooted in reality, evidenced by his propensity for writing poetry and making empty declarations of love. He falls in love with Louise because she is kind to him, and is outraged when she rejects him. Wilson is sent to spy on the officials in the colony and makes Scobie his special target. She is upset by the discovery that Scobie's death was actually a suicide, because that means that he is eternally damned. Louise is very religious and is concerned about Scobie's eternal soul, encouraging him to go to communion and mass. It seems as though their dynamic changed after the death of their daughter, Catherine. She is very perceptive and knows that Scobie does not love her, but she tries to keep their marriage intact. She is smart but prone to depression and she hates living in the colony. He struggles internally to reconcile his sins with his Catholic faith, and the resulting tension ultimately leads him to commit suicide. He feels a strong sense of pity and responsibility for the ugly and downtrodden he tries to secure his wife's happiness even though he does not love her and has an affair with young Helen Rolt mostly out of pity. ![]() ![]() He is capable but somewhat short-sighted and lacks self-awareness. ![]()
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