Generally I advise students against being dragged too rapidly into matters of judgment of their texts, the characters that may lurk within them, and so on. Generally my words fall on deaf ears, not surprisingly since we seem hard-wired to rush to judgment.
In that spirit let me offer the one absolutely sure-fire certain judgment that can be made, related to matters of a literary bent: Never, ever, trust a chap incapable of falling under the spell of P.G. Wodehouse.
(I offer the observation above particularly to those sitting on interview panels for various positions of worth. It never fails. Hire accordingly, and the world would be a better place.)
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