Stephen Wheatley

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Created on: 04-04-17 10:40


	Personality	Role
	Stephen is the main character of the story. His Older self is narrating the novel and is telling a story about himself as a boy. He is in a lower class to his friend Keith, therefore in the novel he is seen as less superior than Keith. Stephen is almost quite mature, however he is immature at the same time due to his actions. He has "stick out ears" and does not quite fit in. He gets bullied at school. He gets called "Weeny Weedy Wheatley" and they pull his ears. He admires Keith yet he is jealous of Keith but is this for all the wrong reasons? His family are "unsatisfactory"	He is constantly trying to prove himself to Keith, he wants impress Keith, even if that means getting himself into trouble. He finds himself in some sticky situations a lot of the time in the novel and must tackle these problems. He seems to get walked all over by the Haywards, Keith treats him like his slave. Mrs Hayward is constantly asking him favours, like delivering the basket to the embankment and Mr Hayward insists he shows him whats inside the basket. Is he solving another, bigger issue all alone?
	Development (Growth & change)	Other information
	Stephen is brought into the adult world and begins to learn about sex. He starts off the play not interested in girls but as the play progresses, he begins to notice women more. For example, he has his first kiss with Barbra and he "gazes away" from Mrs Haywards "bosom." Stephen begins to realise there "game" is not so much of a game and something very serious is taking place. He develops from saying "My father is a German spy" into noticing small things like the lunar calendar. He begins to realise Keith is treating him unfairly and does not like this. He starts to smoke a cigarette towards the end of the play to show that he's grown up a lot.

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Stephen is the main character of the story. His Older self is narrating the novel and is telling a story about himself as a boy.
He is in a lower class to his friend Keith, therefore in the novel he is seen as less superior than Keith.
Stephen is almost quite mature, however he is immature at the same time due to his actions.
He has "stick out ears" and does not quite fit in. He gets bullied at school. He gets called "Weeny Weedy Wheatley" and they pull his ears.
He admires Keith yet he is jealous of Keith but is this for all the wrong reasons?
His family are "unsatisfactory"

He is constantly trying to prove himself to Keith, he wants impress Keith, even if that means getting himself into trouble.
He finds himself in some sticky situations a lot of the time in the novel and must tackle these problems.
He seems to get walked all over by the Haywards, Keith treats him like his slave. Mrs Hayward is constantly asking him favours, like delivering the basket to the embankment and Mr Hayward insists he shows him whats inside the basket.
Is he solving another, bigger issue all alone?

Development (Growth & change)

Other information

Stephen is brought into the adult world and begins to learn about sex. He starts off the play not interested in girls but as the play progresses, he begins to notice women more. For example, he has his first kiss with Barbra and he "gazes away" from Mrs Haywards "bosom."
Stephen begins to realise there "game" is not so much of a game and something very serious is taking place.
He develops from saying "My father is a German spy" into noticing small things like the lunar calendar.
He begins to realise Keith is treating him unfairly and does not like this.
He starts to smoke a cigarette towards the end of the play to show that he's grown up a lot.

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