All 4 Uses of
misanthrope
in
The Bluest Eye
- As a young boy he had been greatly disturbed by this revulsion which others did not seem to share, but having got a fine education, he learned, among other things, the word "misanthrope."†
Chpt 4
- he had read several books and made the acquaintance of several great misanthropes of the ages, whose spiritual company soothed him
Chpt 4 *misanthropes = people who dislike and distrust people in general
- Moreover, he found misanthropy an excellent means of developing character: when he subdued his revulsion and occasionally touched, helped, counseled, or befriended somebody, he was able to think of his behavior as generous and his intentions as noble.†
Chpt 4
- As in the case of many misanthropes, his disdain for people led him into a profession designed to serve them.†
Chpt 4misanthropes = people who dislike people in general
Definition:
someone who dislikes people -- and often distrusts them