To argue that all firstperson autobiographical books are doomed to be filled with onedimensional characters is just false I can imagine scenarios where in the story , Ambrose , a onedimensional character currently , becomes twodimensional . Perhaps his childhood was extremely difficult and he faces immense pressure from his father maybe he is callous towards women because he feels used by most of them for money etc . Such scenarios would give an otherwise singularly motivated and completely consistent character some inner conflict and realistic depth . It ' s completely plausible that Kvothe encounters such a character instead of the Ambrose we actually got . Kvothe also does know some of his fellow students quite well and those characters are multidimensional for example , Sim is kind and caring but his nobility biases his character in sometimes narrowminded ways . Ambrose , on the other hand , is completely evil . Name a single good thing he has done . Perhaps you ' re kinda right about defining people I don ' t know very well in onedimensional or superficial ways I think that may be true for you but certainly isn ' t for me . If I don ' t know someone very well , I ' m going admit my ignorance and try not to define their character just yet I may make basic associations but I wouldn ' t assume a bland , generic oneness about anyone I didn ' t know well . Also , Kvothe has had tons of interactions with Ambrose so that is not a relevant explanation for this case . All in all , I think your potential explanation for the onedimensional characters in this series must be completely false . Please show me why I ' m wrong .