Sublime

in our minds, a very specific, biological

assail,

He’s a very childlike presence. And it worked like a charm.

He’s not a leader at all; he’s a solitary vigilante.

diminutive

Character

if the protagonist is us it’s comforting to be told by proxy that we’re right, that we’re surrounded by idiots and that everyone else is wrong.

Did he model himself on Thompson? No, Harrison said. But he did model his approach on Thompson’s principles.