Which archetypal character does the speaker represent in this passage? By golly, here they go and use up all the towels, every doggone one of ''''em, and they use ''''em and get ''''em all wet and sopping, and never put out a dry one for meof course, I''''m the goat!and then I want one andnI''''m the only person in the doggone house that''''s got the slightest doggone bit of consideration for other people and thoughtfulness and consider there may be others that may want to use the doggone bathroom after me and consider (from Babbit by Sinclair Lewis) optimist complainer visionary thrill-seeker
By using phrases and spellings such as ''''em and get ''''em all wet and sopping, and never put out a dry one for meof course," the author is painting a picture of the stereotypical southern redneck.
