However instead of seeing Mangyan’s sister the way he wanted to see her, he saw her talking to other gentlemen instead which was suggested to truly have discouraged him. Eventually, by the end of the story he realised what his obsession towards the girl had lead him to. This was shown in the text when he quoted -“Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.” He was regretful and furious of what his interest towards the female had trapped him
However instead of seeing Mangyan’s sister the way he wanted to see her, he saw her talking to other gentlemen instead which was suggested to truly have discouraged him. Eventually, by the end of the story he realised what his obsession towards the girl had lead him to. This was shown in the text when he quoted -“Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger.” He was regretful and furious of what his interest towards the female had trapped him