Dixon and the Slave Driver

[Joanne Manees]

	This is my favorite episode from the book, by the way.  (next favorite
is the worm) The idea of Dixon, in his red coat, being a violent man is
very interesting.  He certainly is manic.  I'm reminded of
Dante/Aquinas' hot sins and cold sins (cold ones being worse and
punished lower down in heck).  Mason has the black, melancholy humor and
Dixon is choleric, but not in the classic "humourous" sense.  And yet
Dixon consciously allies himself (sort of) with the peaceful Quakers. 
He certainly separates himself from the "middle way" of the Anglicans.