Section XIV:

This section is about Reifsnyder, the barber, and a conversation in his barber shop.  One man contends that Trescott should have let Henry die. “Supposing you were in his place," said one, "and Johnson had saved your kid. What would you do?” Reifsnyder simply cannot get over the idea that not having a face makes a man terrible.

In this section, news of Henry’s face and actions has spread all through town. “They say he is the most terrible thing in the world. Young Johnnie Bernard -- that drives the grocery wagon -- saw him up at Alek Williams's shanty, and he says he couldn't eat anything for two days.” The men do not discuss Henry’s mental health or personality, only his appearance.  The core of making a character a monster is taking away and sympathy for the person and any humanity of the character.  By mainly focusing on how hideous Henry looks, he makes an effective monster.

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