Dr. Ramirez
Lowry. Under the Volcano

• Hugh and Jacques act as alter egos, doubles or inversions for the Consul.
• Jacques performs sexually the role the Consul ought to be assuming
• Both the Consul and Jacques are expatriates
• Hugh assumes role as lover/husband by horseback riding with Yvonne and by conversing with her
• Hugh also represents male sensuality and moderation
• Hugh a maverick figure--represents the Consul's youth
• Hugh constitutes action; the Consul is passive
• Hugh is an introspective figure as is the Consul
• Both are writers--one a journalist, the other a philosopher (arcane knowledge)
• Hugh represents angst of his generation, feels disconnected
• Consul is utterly disconnected and seems to accept it
• Brothers represent two sides of an individual--the intellectual, the distant one(Consul) and the physical and emotional, the romantic one (Hugh)
• Hugh addresses problem directly by asking Yvonne about her marital status
• Consul seems somewhat crestfallen about Yvonne's return and leaves her to Hugh