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.