Contrasting Perceptions of Ignatius

It seems to me that Toole is using Ignatius to set up a contrasting point of view. One on hand Ignatius is this bright, educated young man who seems to be able to out smart any character in the book, but on the other hand, Toole portrays Ignatius as having animalistic charactristics. This comparison is interesting beacuse in chapter 10, while Ignatius is being described as an animal by Dorian, Ignatius is having one of his most brilliant realizations according to him. He has just found the man to run his third party, and he is discussing all of the good that his party would be able to do, so Ignatius is having a "genius" moment. This leads the reader to believe that at the base of all people are animalistic tendencies. There is also the idea that the most genius realizations come from the most basic or simple needs.