"Maestro": Peter Goldsworthy, Superficial Impressions

In Peter Goldsworthy's "Maestro", the characterization of each individual can be further analysed as the theme of superficial misleading impressions. Throughout the novel, Paul Crabbe encounters different characters. It is through these relationships that we see the irony within each beginning and ending impressions Paul has with every personality he meets.
Paul Crabbe and Keller share a special bond that almost beckons to be ruined from the onset of the novel. Their relationship begins adversely, Paul is self-centred and has acclimatised to constant praise and admiration, it is due to th…