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"I’m not really aware of writing on different
levels. Instead I try to put myself in Sharpe’s head and
whatever concerns him is going to emerge in the book, and as he is worried about winning,
and about
holding onto his ill-gotten fortune, and gaining the respect of his officers (and, as
well, getting the girl),
those things co-exist quite easily. Sharpe, as the main character, can have many ambitions
all at once,
though the other characters in the book are usually restricted to one - thus Sir Arthur
Wellesley wants
victory and Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, my favourite character, just wants Sharpe."
