The New State · Character

Mr. A

Anonymous placeholder used in theoretical examples.

minor

Also known as A

First appearance: xi the self and others illusion

Mr. A's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The New State—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Used as an example of a committee member whose idea interpenetrates with others to form the group idea.

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With Narrator (psychological): Mr. A dominates the narrator's consciousness, representing an internalized authority or ideological obsession that drives the narrative. With We the People (psychological): Mr. A engages with 'We the People' as a rhetorical device, often manipulating or defining the collective identity. With Mr. B (rivalry): Mr. A and Mr. B are ideological opponents, representing conflicting political or philosophical positions.

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Character Web

8 connections

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Relationship types

Psychological
Rivalry
Professional

Character groups

Theoretical and Legal Foundations
Protagonist
Pluralist and Illustrative Figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Narrator
psychological · ambivalent
We the People
psychological · ambivalent
Mr. B
rivalry · negative
T. H. Green
professional · positive
Roscoe Pound
professional · positive
Hegel
friendship · positive
Jörn Uhl
psychological · ambivalent
Narrator
psychological · ambivalent
Narrator
psychological · ambivalent
We the People
psychological · ambivalent
Mr. B
rivalry · negative
Mr. B
rivalry · negative

Narrator
Mr. A dominates the narrator's consciousness, representing an internalized authority or ideological obsession that drives the narrative.
We the People
Mr. A engages with 'We the People' as a rhetorical device, often manipulating or defining the collective identity.
Mr. B
Mr. A and Mr. B are ideological opponents, representing conflicting political or philosophical positions.
T. H. Green
Mr. A references T. H. Green as a philosophical authority, likely in discussions of idealism and political theory.
Roscoe Pound
Mr. A and Roscoe Pound are aligned as legal theorists, with Mr. A invoking Pound's sociological approach.
Hegel
Hegel's philosophy is a key influence on Mr. A, who adopts and defends Hegelian ideas.
Jörn Uhl
Jörn Uhl appears as a literary or symbolic reference that Mr. A uses to illustrate a point about individuality or society.
Narrator
Mr. A dominates the narrator's consciousness, representing an internalized authority or ideological obsession that drives the narrative.
Narrator
Mr. A dominates the narrator's consciousness, representing an internalized authority or ideological obsession that drives the narrative.
We the People
Mr. A engages with 'We the People' as a rhetorical device, often manipulating or defining the collective identity.
Mr. B
Mr. A and Mr. B are ideological opponents, representing conflicting political or philosophical positions.
Mr. B
Mr. A and Mr. B are ideological opponents, representing conflicting political or philosophical positions.

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II: The Group Process: The Collective Idea

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