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Character sketch of Boy staunton

BOY. Character sketch of Boy staunton. Significance of Name. Identity. Boy: A male child or young man. 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).

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Character sketch of Boy staunton

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  1. BOY Character sketchofBoy staunton

  2. Significance of Name Identity Boy: A male child or young man. • 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) BoY

  3. Physical Description Looks young & successful Is Vivacious 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)

  4. personality Boy is very manly Egocentric Has needs; wants things to be a certain way 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). “He wanted to make her into the perfect wife for a rising young entrepreneur” (114).

  5. CONSCIOUS The Self Anima / Shadow Ego Persona Animus UNCONSCIOUS

  6. Unconscious Anima / Animus Shadow • Boy is: • Self centered • Ignorant • Controlling • Leola

  7. Conscious Ego Persona • Thinking • Intuition • Social Role: • Success • Strong • Appearance

  8. Significance • Impact on other characters… • Snowball Incident • Financial Situation • Leola’s Death

  9. Faustian Bargain Selling soul to 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) Boy made a deal with the devil…

  10. The End.

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