It would be only a misanthrope who would assert that he has no interest in his fellows. |
He plays him as a cuddly grump, a sweet-natured misanthrope, more doleful than angry. |
Why do we mistake him for a hero, rather than seeing him as a revisionist, angsty, egotistical, misanthrope? |
You have some surface similarities to Richard Morris, the misanthrope at the center of Perforated Heart. |
The misanthrope is a harmless cuss, keeping mainly to herself and bothering no one, asking only that you not bother her. |
I'd always thought I was a misanthrope, but maybe I'm just an introvert instead. |