Post on 28-Dec-2015
CHARACTER SKETCHOF
BOY STAUNTON
BOY
Eternal Youth
“He was now Boy Staunton, and it suited him admirably (…) he was Boy Staunton because he summed up in himself so much of the glory of youth in
the postwar period.” (99)
Identity
SIGNIFICANCE OF NAME
Boy: A male child or young man.
BOY
Looks young &
successful
Is Vivacious
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
All about having a good time
“He gleamed, he glowed; his hair was glossier, his teeth were whiter
than those of common young men. He laughed a great deal, and his voice was musical. He
danced often and spectacularly; he always knew the latest steps (…) and he was a marvel.” (99-
100)
Boy is
very manly
PERSONALITY
Appearance
is very
important “A man with my physical needs can’t be tied down to one woman—especially not a woman who doesn’t see sex as a partnership—who doesn’t give anything, who just lies there like a damned sandbag” (171).
Has needs; wants things to be a certain way
“He wanted to make her into the perfect wife for a rising young entrepreneur” (114).
Egocentric
TheSelf
Anima / Shadow Ego PersonaAnimus
UNCONSCIOUS
CONSCIOUS
Anima / Animus
Unconscious
Shadow
Leola Boy is:
Self centered
Ignorant
Controlling
Conscious
Ego Persona
Thinking
Intuition
Social Role:
Success
Strong
Appearance
SIGNIFICANCE
Impact on other characters…
Snowball IncidentFinancial SituationLeola’s Death
FAUSTIAN BARGAIN
Selling soul to devil
Boy made a deal with the devil…
“He was killed by the usual cabal: by himself, first of all; by the woman he knew; by the woman he did not know; by the man who granted his inmost wish; and by the inevitable fifth, who was keeper of his conscience and keeper of the stone.” (251-252)
The End.