He has a sense of superiority over his friend, Meredith. He thinks himself better morally, philosophically, idealistically, more handsome probably, more motivated, action-orientated, less shallow. I suppose Meredith is a representative of the world, even as it is, one of the best and worthy representatives perhaps. He is perhaps the one with the most in common with the island man and yet they are still so distant, it makes the joke all the more painful, like he is a grotesque version of the island man, like he mocks with his doppelganger visage, like Dostoyevsky's 'The Double'. There is love between them like their is love between a prisoner and a gaoler.
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