Orthodoxy · Character
Mr. McCabe
Rationalist writer, used as a foil for the narrator's arguments.
minor
Also known as Poor Mr. McCabe
First appearance: i introduction in defence of everything else
Mr. McCabe's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Orthodoxy—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Cited as an example of a sincere materialist whose system, though complete, feels smaller than the real world.
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With Narrator (rivalry): Mr. McCabe is a frequent intellectual opponent whose views the narrator argues against, representing a contrary philosophical stance. With Narrator (rivalry): Mr. McCabe is a frequent…
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Chesterton reveals the "silent swerving from accuracy by an i…
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