Caesar's Column (Deceiving Character)

Hey my name is Jorge Cosme and I'm from ENG 195 at LaGuardia Community College. I'm writing about the theme of the class, violence and art. In the book Caesar's Column we get to read about one brother Gabriel Weltstein the writer in NYC, to his brother Heinrich Weltstein is the receiver in Africa. Gabriel writes to his brother about this Wonderful City, he has arrived to, and describes all the magnificent sights he is seeing in the city. For him, this city is a city of opportunities, and a way to make more money from his goods. As he is in the city he meets this other character, who as first seems like a beggar that doesn't fit with all the other people on the street. This beggar who soon is found to be named Max, is just acting that way, for unknown reasons. Gabriel saves him from a beating of a high class driver, soon finds out how corrupt the justice system is in the city. Max later reveals himself more to Gabriel, because of this "trust" he has for him. Max is a very street smart person, and knows how the city operates, he is part of the world wide secret society, which for me doesn't make sense on how easily he friends Gabriel. This friendship seems too be true at first, but I feel some sort of betrayed will happen between them. In this city filled with corruption and deceptions, I think Max is just going to use that innocence Gabriel has. Max is very smart with the way he talks and makes sure he says "just enough" to Gabriel in the beginning.

Max presenting Gabriel to his mother could be a genuine hospitable act, or pure evil.