r hand, is egotistical and aggressive. He continually boasts about his genetic inheritance, and is obsessed with his own importance. Throughout the play, he makes remarks such as "That's why successful older men like myself are in such demand." However, the appearance of his son, Justin, whom he apparently 'abandoned', forces him to face some of his own shortcomings. Justin, as a plot device, is there to introduce change to Conrad's character; it also makes a comment on the idea
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