f facing himself (Nelson 117-118).
             Malin, the most dominant character overall, is a medical
             intelligence officer on leave from the Canadian Air Force. His
             background labels him as the "would-be doctor and leader" in the world
             of The Age of Anxiety. His name is reminiscent, in relation to the war,
             of a malingerer, and the composition of his personality hints at the
             Rosetta, the most human of the characters, is a department store
             buyer, and comes closer to self-actualization than any of the other
             characters in the poem. Emble is a young sailor and would-be prince
             whose wish is to have sex with Rosetta. Ironically, his failure to do
             so is the primary composition of the climax of the work (Nelson 118).
             Part I of The Age of Anxiety, the "Prologue" as it is commonly
             called, introduces the scene and characters. The characters each think
             aloud in monologue so as to reveal their true nature to the reader.
             Quant views himself with false admiration, and Malin questions the natue
             of man. Rosetta constructs an imaginary past to compensate for a less
             than adequate one. Emble, with youthful tact, passes judgment on the
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