Character Analysis Of Uncle Marcos

Uncle Marcos is a character of numerous traits and descriptions. He is a man of no fear or hesitation. At times, a lack of respect is shown by Uncle Marcos in addition to his horrid manners. Uncle Marcos can be described as adventurous as he attends dangerous expeditions, periodically life threatening. Uncle Marcos is universally a care free man with the occasional lack of manners and concern for others. Uncle Marcos has no hesitation or fear. In the passage, Clara was recollecting her Uncle Marcos, whom of which she had not seen in two years, and recalled a photograph of him.
“His was the only perfectly clear image she retained from her whole childhood, and in order to describe she did not need to consult the daguerreotype in the drawing room that showed him dressed as an explorer leaning on an old-fashioned double-barreled rifle with his right foot on the neck of a Malaysian tiger, the same triumphant position in which she had seen the Virgin standing between plaster and clouds and pallid angles at the main alter, one foot on the vanquished devil, (Allendale, 449)”. After mentioning that her Uncle Marcos appeared to be in a triumphant position with rifle in hand while standing next to a tiger, Clara compared his position to that of the Virgin Mary -- a well known and respected figure -- with one foot on the devil. By having her foot on the devil, Mary displayed power, and when compared to Uncle Marcos alongside a tiger, a sense of confidence and fearlessness