Pechorin appears to lack empathy and in some extents basic compassion. However, charm and charisma are noticeably present with him in his actions and dialogue. Although he falls short in qualities that society would consider "humane", his possession of arguably more powerful and mysterious characteristics portrays him as a literary "Devil". At the very least Pechorin's character is interesting, but I feel more attached to him than say the "Madman". Maybe I'm just weird.