He portrays the connubial bliss of woman and bird.
He portrays himself as a surprisingly unsympathetic character.
He portrays himself as a child of the 60's.
He portrays his subject as a benevolent paternalist, though such men are often tyrants too.
He portrays them as corrupt vestiges of a capitalist past and of the previous political order.
"He portrays himself as being a complainant," said Sgt. Arnoldo Martinez, who was working that day.
He portrays Merricks deformities by contorting his body, rather than using prosthetics.
He portrays a complex system of government openly regulated by networks of personal influence and the payment of money.
He portrays himself as an idealist, devoted to the cause of international brotherhood, even as Europe collapses around him.
He portrays himself as a Brazilian-style social democrat who shares the people's concerns while shunning the government's corruption.
He portrays a city in which all the men, Abel included, have crew cuts and dress in jackets and ties.
