- All's Well That Ends Well
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- As You Like It
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Patrolman Mancuso tells Ignatius to look on the bright side of life and Ignatius sneeringly responds with this quote. Ignatius and Patrolman Mancuso are opposites within the narrative—Mancuso is somewhat of an antagonist to Ignatius, who is the protagonist of A Confederacy of Dunces. Unlike a typical antagonist, though, Mancuso is an optimistic, well-meaning person who is dedicated to his job even when his boss treats him unfairly. Ignatius, on the other hand, despises Mancuso’s chirpy disposition and feels that no amount of hard work can change or improve a person’s life.
Ignatius’s worldview is medieval—he is a medieval…