In fact, Neville is actually one of the novel's most conservative characters. You probably noticed that the book is overrun with different kinds of artists and writers, and Neville's literary pursuits and interests are definitely on the traditional side of the artistic spectrum. From a young age, he is gifted with languages and has an interest in the classics, so it is unsurprising that he pursues a career as a classics professor.
He writes poetry and aspires to artistic genius, though it's not clear that he ever feels he has attained it. Yup, that sounds like your typical youthful romance.Īlong with Bernard, Neville is one of the novel's primary artist figures. Naturally, of course, he falls in love with the uber-athletic Percival, who he fears will hate him due to his physical weakness. We never really learn what makes him so delicate. Neville begins the novel as a sensitive, delicate child who is not allowed to exercise with the other children because it will exhaust him too much.
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