In this passage, Humpty Dumpty displays impoliteness. His comment that Alice is "so exactly like other people" suggests a lack of consideration for her feelings and implies a dismissive attitude toward her as an individual.
Read this passage from Through the Looking-Glass.
“Is that all?” Alice timidly asked.
“That's all,” said Humpty Dumpty. “Good-bye.”
This was rather sudden, Alice thought: but, after such a very strong hint that she ought to be going, she felt that it would hardly be civil to stay. So she held out her hand. “Good-bye, till we meet again!” she said as cheerfully as she could.
“I shouldn't know you again if we did meet,” Humpty Dumpty replied in a discontented tone, giving her one of his fingers to shake; “you're so exactly like other people.”
Which character trait does Humpty Dumpty display in this passage?
couteousness
timidity
impoliteness
humor
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