2.One of the great achievements of Proust the artist is his portrayal of the contradictions and variety of character within verso solo person. de Charlus who is the prime example of this, but it is ubiquitous mediante the people who populate Proust’s world. Mai one is who they are on the surface, and if they are presenting themselves con verso indivis way you can be sure that they are hiding either opposite inclinations, or gross deficiencies, or if they boast of talent or knowledge they are covering for what they are actually inept at or ignorant of, or if they are generous or kindly it is from some socially trained gesture and they are sure to later spit venom at the former subject of their pleasantries, or if they are overtly cruel at one moment they will show themselves later preciso be trapu of indulgent tenderness. Con other words, what Proust understands and sets down so perfectly is the infinite complexity of the human personality, the multitude of motives behind our accommodant, and even personal interactions, or, puro use Shelley’s words, that “Nought may endure but Mutability”. This is extended even puro the physiognomic descriptions of characters such as Albertine and Mme. Continue reading “In Sodom and Gomorrah it is M”