TS: Yekl’s arrogant and complex personality stems from his blindness to see reality, his appearance that contradicts his reality, and the past haunting his consciousness. Appearances wise, Yekl portrays himself to be a well-put-together martyr and a confident true Yankee. He attracts all of the ladies at the dance school easily and was highly thought of by the people around him. He appears to have his life together and everything that would follow a successful life style. A true noble man with good morals and values. In reality, that is far from the truth! The personality traits of a true Yankee are someone who is “independent, responsible, and frugal” (Butler-sweet). Yekl is far from obtaining those personality traits because of how arrogant
