... Hogganbeck, the huge river pilot, who competes with the old chief­ tain s nephew, the one whom the People loved the best, for the hand of an Indian maiden, the placid but beautiful sister of Herman Basket a bronze version of Eula Varner. In order to make certain that we recognize the importance...

... and having assumed that all men are capable of all things, he has concentrated on exploring and revealing their complexity. For instance, one first thinks of Boon Hogganbeck as the camp buffoon, the hunter in­ capable of hitting a bam door at twenty paces or the petulant child intent on protecting his tree...

... his characters nor with documenting the stages in their de­ velopment. Instead, having granted them their autonomy and having assumed that all men are capable of all things, he has concentrated on exploring and revealing their complexity. For instance, one first thinks of Boon Hogganbeck as the camp...