Question

By juxtaposing do you narrator’s commentary on ignatius appearance with the narrator’s account of ignatius inner thoughts the first two paragraphs of the passage highlight the inconsistency between ignatius

Answer 1

First sentence:

At four o’clock, when it was fairly dark and Mrs. Hall was screwing up her courage to go in and ask her visitor if he would take some tea, Teddy Henfrey, the clock-jobber, came in...

Second Sentence:

Mrs. Hall agreed, and then noticed he had his bag with him.

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Answer 2

Judgmental attitude and his questionable clothes and grooming.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given passage from 'Confederacy of Dunces', the narrator's juxtaposing comment upon the appearance of the narrator and his inner thoughts in the first two paragraphs primarily aim to underscore the anomalies between his 'judgmental attitude and his contentious clothes and grooming.' It displays the distinction between his low sense of 'self-worth' and 'a gigantic ego' which allows the readers to compare the disparity of traits he possesses and better understand his belching character and his actions.