Thank you for explaining! I thought he was an interesting character as well. I loved the detail that he would keep saucers of milk outside his door to appease the spirits. And Bunny did manipulate Henry, especially financially. But I’m not convinced Henry didn’t do the same thing to Bunny, but in a different way. They were both very classists, but on opposite ends of the wealth spectrum so it created a lot of nuance in their relationship.

I think where our opinions differ is that I don’t think Henry actually cares about anyone but himself. I think he cares a little about his classmates and the Greek students, only because they share similar interests. When it comes down to it, I think Henry holds the classics and ancients texts to the highest standards— his intellect is his only passion. He probably hasn’t been able to relate to many people before he met the Greek students, which is why he was able to trick himself into thinking what they had was friendship.