It becomes evident as the relationship between Anne and
Peter develops that Anne is much more confident and talkative and that Peter is very shy
and quiet in her presence. Note, for example, the following
quote:
I
managed to get hold of Peter this afternoon and we talked for at least three quarters of
an hour. Peter had the greatest difficulty in saying anything about himself; it took a
long time to draw him out. He told me how often his parents quarrel over politics,
cigarettes, and all kinds of things. He was very
shy.
Perhaps we are able to
infer from such descriptions that Peter is naturally somebody who lacks in
self-confidence and is somewhat overpowered by Anne and her natural confidence and
talkative nature. Anne is clearly more intelligent than Peter and is able to think more
deeply and critically about things, and perhaps this is why Peter responds in the way
that he does. This is of course the central reason why Anne ends the relationship
between them, as she didn't feel that Peter was her intellectual
equal.
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