Yes, Hilary Mantel thinks he doesn't evolve, just dismisses him as emo teen - I think she's missing out on a fascinating subject! He seems to be trying to incarnate his republican ideal - hence the stoical behaviour on 9 Thermidor (unless he was simply too tired to fight - he seems to have been awake almost all the night before!).
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Date: 2009-07-17 11:49 pm (UTC)