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Understanding this statement in "William Wilson" by Edgar Allan Poe?
What does he mean by "Men grow base by degrees"?
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- 8 years agoFavourite answer
It means that no one turns into a bad person all at once; but rather, a person becomes evil over a course of time and series of events that erode their character.
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