This becomes clear in his attitude towards Jack, and how Arthur finds it amusing that Jack is on par with Brenda, who Arthur believes is too strong a woman for him. Lewis states that "Jack's position as a betrayed husband is, for Arthur, deserving of disrespect rather than sympathy", however this could be seen as comparing Arthur to the men of the army, rather than to the people of the community in which he lives. This then forces Arthur to believe that he belongs to a higher social category than himself, and is cognitively mapping this, believing that he is superior to Jack in terms of women, masculinity and work, due to working in the