Woman In White Identity
In the popular TV series, American Horror Story: Hotel, a statement was made by the transgender desk clerk; named Liz Taylor, that goes as follows: “You see everything when the world doesn’t see you”. With this statement, the character was referring to the knowledge he had obtained through how people of higher classes treated him in his position as a servant. This expression pierces into the notion that people show their truest colors in their interactions with people they do not consider to be relevant. Such is the case in The Woman in White; several characters’ true identities are betrayed by their common interactions with the help. The main reason characters such as Frederick Fairlie and Sir Percival Glyde can easily be sniffed out of
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The reason why this use of interaction works so well is because of exactly what the quote first mentioned says; people don’t see the help. Because of this fact, when forced to interact with the help for their services; characters such as Sir Percival forget in what manner to act to keep their facade. In Sir Percival’s case, particularly his outbursts show how poorly practiced he is at keeping his fake charm used to woo the others during his time at Limmeridge. However; what truly makes Collins masterful of this tool is the absence of the trait in Count Fosco. The Count is extremely well practiced in hiding his true intentions and feelings from the public eye. If Fosco were to have this trait it would have offset his personality of being the charming, worldly man that he as seen as throughout the book. In this way, Collins created a bigger effect when he finally exposed the true underlying villainy of Fosco; making him the most wretched of all the characters. Even with the strange case of Count Fosco, the facts cannot be ignored, and the fact is; people will always treat those they consider lower than them with their truest self. This is because people feel no need to impress those who they feel they can gain no benefit from. This trait is the ineffable folly of the pretentiously wealthy who do not consider that anyone will take notice of their actions. So, take that as a lesson and tool, always pay attention to how others treat those which they can gain nothing from; you will find it speaks volumes on their personal
The reason why this use of interaction works so well is because of exactly what the quote first mentioned says; people don’t see the help. Because of this fact, when forced to interact with the help for their services; characters such as Sir Percival forget in what manner to act to keep their facade. In Sir Percival’s case, particularly his outbursts show how poorly practiced he is at keeping his fake charm used to woo the others during his time at Limmeridge. However; what truly makes Collins masterful of this tool is the absence of the trait in Count Fosco. The Count is extremely well practiced in hiding his true intentions and feelings from the public eye. If Fosco were to have this trait it would have offset his personality of being the charming, worldly man that he as seen as throughout the book. In this way, Collins created a bigger effect when he finally exposed the true underlying villainy of Fosco; making him the most wretched of all the characters. Even with the strange case of Count Fosco, the facts cannot be ignored, and the fact is; people will always treat those they consider lower than them with their truest self. This is because people feel no need to impress those who they feel they can gain no benefit from. This trait is the ineffable folly of the pretentiously wealthy who do not consider that anyone will take notice of their actions. So, take that as a lesson and tool, always pay attention to how others treat those which they can gain nothing from; you will find it speaks volumes on their personal