Nicky Webber answers “Please help me find out the purpose or...”

Yanwen asked this question about Solar:

Please help me find out the purpose or motives behind McEwan's creation of this very dislike character -- Michael Beard. What does McEwan want to say through Beard?

Nicky Webber I agree with you Mari - he's an expert in the enviro/solar area (and dont we all like to think we know everything and have an opinion - see social med…moreI agree with you Mari - he's an expert in the enviro/solar area (and dont we all like to think we know everything and have an opinion - see social media to confirm that observation), and yet we do nothing. He makes a throw away remark about leaving the floor heating on all day by accident and shrugs it off. He really represents humanity - we rub our hands together anxiously and tut tut put hearts next to all the soc media enviro initiatives but still put our rubbish in plastic bags and silently carry on regardless (most of us!) He wins us over by using a character like Beard - complex, intelligent but a real bastard! hahahaha (less)

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