Question

Does Mr. Atkinson develop over the course of the story? He is a rotund man who makes James feel uneasy, but after he invites James in for dinner, he gains his trust. He tells his wife that he doesn't believe in ghosts, but then he meets James and becomes a believer. He inscribes James's name and date of his death in his sample headstone without knowing James and then tries to protect him. He is an honorable man who has never committed a crime until he meets James and invites

Answer 1

Answer:

He is an honorable man who has never committed a crime until he meets James and invites him into his home.

Explanation:

Mr. Atkinson is a character from the short story "August Heat" written in 1910 by W. F. Harvey. In this story we are introduced to Mr. Atkinson, an honorable and good-looking bricklayer who knows JAmes Clarence, a man who drew a criminal who closely resembles Mr. Atkinson. As the story unfolds, the two men realize that one of them will cause the other to die, but what is very evident is that Mr. Atkinson was a very upright and peaceful man until he met James and let him interfere with his life.