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One of the things we really love about Scott is that he is not as straightforward a writer as he may seem at first glance.
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His direct descriptions of characters don't always match up with their actions.
For example, Scott comes right out and says that Brian de Bois-Guilbert has an "air of haughtiness, easily acquired by the exercise of unresisted authority" ().
In other words, he's a proud snob who's used to getting his own way. This appears to be a piece of direct characterization, since Scott is giving us explicit information about Bois-Guilbert's character.
But while Scott tells us that Bois-Guilbert is proud and used to getting his own way, he shows us a Bois-Guilbert who is changed by his love for Rebecca.
The novel's direct characterizations of Bois-Guilbert don't always jive with his actions and development over the course of the book, as when he begs Rebecca to run away with him and when he self-destructs during the due