Initially the jockey walks into the dining room and attempted to look dignified by standing and examining the room for a moment, raising his chin and tilting his head back, and then walking rigidly to the corner where three men he knew were sitting. He walks as if he believes he is better than everyone else and should be treated as if he were of utmost importance in everyone else's mind. When he presents his argument, the fact that he believes the young boy can once again ride a horse even though he now has a slight disability; the owner states that he cannot do what the jockey asks of him which triggers an uproar from the jockey. The jockey is a

n unreasonable man who is unable to deal cope with the realities of life. He displays this through violent uproars and speech.

The jockey creates scenes by acting unreasonably towards the three men at the table; he is unable to control his passions and lets out his feelings in an uncontrollable rage. However, the jockey believes he is only responding to the actions of the men he is talking to. He does not realize how irrational his actions are- he believes them to be a normal response to the inconsiderate rulings of the horse owner.

Throughout the entire work of literature, the jockey's character remains constant. He acts unreasonably, and makes no attempt to work out differences logically. However, he does present one good quality, loyalty to his friend. Even though his actions towards the men were unreasonably and rude, he believed he had to act in such a way in hopes to get his point across. Even though he entered the dining hall with hopes of helping someone, he really only hurt himself and his friend even more by proving himself to be a flat character- unable to change under any circumstances.

The jockey shakes the table at which he is sitting and yells violently when the men ask him to be reasonable. He does not know how he

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