Chapter 18: Under the Glass

What did you think when Robert’s brother asks whether the ladies who are at the fort werebehaving appropriately? Rumors had been circulating that Robert and the other men at Fort Frontenac wanted women there for only one purpose.  So Robert let his brother, Jean Cavalier, interrogate Madeleine and two other women.  In this scene, we find out that Robert worries about his reputation, and Jean is a man who can’t think for himself.  What do these traits say about the identities of Robert and Jean?  If one worries about another's opinion, or if one forms his opinion based entirely on the ideas of others, what does this say about self-confidence?When one is working on forming her identity, what should she do with the opinion of other people?  Ignore their opinions?  Take  their ideas under advisement?  Follow their opinions?  Let me know what you think about this concept of "identity."