Herzog | Characters
In this most subjective of Bellow's novels, all of the other characters exist in relation to Herzog. They are presented through his vision; they act upon him. Madeleine P. Herzog is the quintessential "American Bitch." Beautiful, dramatic, domineering, she almost destroys Moses. She fascinates him and everyone else she comes near. She dramatizes her life until she creates a genuine passion within herself. She draws others into the excitement. Madeleine is both a creator and a victim of the noise and distractions of the modern world. Ceaselessly turning from religion to marriage to...
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