Judge Hagenthorpe is an interesting name in itself as it has a multitude of meaning and plays quite the alluring part. The name Hagenthorpe broken down would mean evil spirit in a village,or small town. Hagenthorpe is the evil person in the town. Crane used the name Hagenthorpe to throw people off. He seems like a nice guy but in reality he isn't.
Hagenthorpe tends to keep up with appearance. Meaning belonging in the town, being the person he was raised to be. Hagenthorpe becomes faceless throughout the story, hiding who he really is. One of the main quotes that shows the theme in Hagenthorpe is, “But the old man had his chin lowered musingly to his cane, and would not look at him” page 115. That quote symbolizes the Judge becoming faceless.
Hagenthorpe tends to keep up with appearance. Meaning belonging in the town, being the person he was raised to be. Hagenthorpe becomes faceless throughout the story, hiding who he really is. One of the main quotes that shows the theme in Hagenthorpe is, “But the old man had his chin lowered musingly to his cane, and would not look at him” page 115. That quote symbolizes the Judge becoming faceless.