Throughout the passage, the narrator expresses an attitude of bitter contempt and disdain towards Mr Dombey's selfishness and self-centeredness and an attitude of sympathy and pity for Mrs Dombey and the newborn through the use of numerous literary devices. By conveying these attitudes, the narrator shapes the reader's perception of the characters. Using diction, imagery, personification, and repetition, the narrator expresses an attitude of contempt toward the presumptuous and arrogant Mr. Dombey. The narrator initially describes Mr. Dombey as a man incapable of being "attractive"; he was "apparently too severe and pompous". The narrator insults Mr. Dombey so blatantly that his contempt for the man is quite evident to the reader. The speaker's statement forms a bad impression of Dombey on the reader; a man's self-importance must be so extreme as to destroy any physical attraction. If, as the speaker claims, a man's attractiveness can be completely erased by conceit, the reader is already wary of the man he has yet to learn about. Dombey's outfit for his son's birthday only adds to his arrogant behavior. Mr Dombey “jang and jingled” a large “gold watch chain” which hung from his “trimmed blue coat” which was decorated with “buttons” that “glittered”. The narrator portrays Mr. Dombey as such a pretentious man that he would dress extravagantly even on the day of his child's birth so as to focus and divert attention from the newborn. Also attracting attention is his expensive and luxurious gold accessory which seems like a vain attempt to flaunt his wealth even when no one is looking. Mr Dombey “rejoiced at the long-awaited event” instead of appreciating and feeling grateful for the first... means of paper ...... of his newborn son and will have to follow in his father's footsteps. The narrator garners support from readers especially when he describes the child “facing existence” with his “curled and clenched fists.” The child appears to be trying to resist his father's overwhelming authority over his life. It seems that the child will continue to fight his inevitable fate once he grows up, and in the meantime the reader is rooting for him. The narrator and the reader sympathize with the infant for having to submit to Mr. Dombey's selfish desires. The narrator describes each of the characters in different lights so as to elicit certain perceptions from the readers towards Mr. Dombey, his son, and the seemingly irrelevant Mrs. Dombey. After calling Mr. Dombey a despicable character, a man worthy of contempt, the author pleads for sympathy for Mrs. Dombey and the newborn..