Braque is acknowledged as an artist who pursued an art of contemplation whose aim was to reconcile man to himself by means of aesthetic harmony. Look carefully at his character and determine what he signifies as an artist, a role model, a humanitarian, a man. Choose any of the four major characters and do an analysis of that character. This book is arguably the most violent text we have read thus far. Three men are murdered, one man is sodomized, two men are seriously wounded physically, and all are scarred psychologically.
Deliverance seems to depart from our image of the wilderness as benefactor, refuge, or purifier.
Defend your response.