Balboa was described as a self-aware person. This character of his created an allusion of his character in the story. Balboa believed that his name will live forever. He had committed errors in his judgments. He never thought that his inconsistency had lead him to travelling all over the world. What is the author's purpose in developing this trait of self awareness

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Drake Dyer

3 May, 02:23

Balboa was described as a self-aware person. This character of his created an allusion of his character in the story. Balboa believed that his name will live forever. He had committed errors in his judgments. He never thought that his inconsistency had lead him to travelling all over the world. What is the author's purpose in developing this trait of self awareness

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Randall · Answer 1

Balboa could be described as self-aware. Even as he revels in the thought that "his name will live, he is aware of the incongruity that he, a debt-ridden pig farmer, should now be standing "at the very edge of the world."He also assesses his errors in judgment honestly.