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Chapter 2
Explanation and Analysis—Raoul & The Phantom:
Raoul and the Phantom are foils for each other. Raoul is portrayed as an attractive young lover, whereas the Phantom is portrayed as a terrifying being that pursues Christine. In Chapter 2, the narrator describes Raoul as handsome, young, and socially fluent:
Raoul was remarkably shy and, one might be tempted to say, pure. [...] [E]xclusively female upbringing had given him candid manners stamped with a charm hitherto unblemished. He was a little over twenty-one, yet appeared no more than eighteen. He had a small, fair moustache, fine blue eyes and the complexion of a girl. Philippe doted upon Raoul.
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Chapter 22
Explanation and Analysis—Raoul & The Phantom:
Raoul and the Phantom are foils for each other. Raoul is portrayed as an attractive young lover, whereas the Phantom is portrayed as a terrifying being that pursues Christine. In Chapter 2, the narrator describes Raoul as handsome, young, and socially fluent:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Raoul was remarkably shy and, one might be tempted to say, pure. [...] [E]xclusively female upbringing had given him candid manners stamped with a charm hitherto unblemished. He was a little over twenty-one, yet appeared no more than eighteen. He had a small, fair moustache, fine blue eyes and the complexion of a girl. Philippe doted upon Raoul.
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