Boy Character Analysis in Outer Dark

The boy is the son of the father and mother and the grandson of the grandmother. When his family takes Rinthy in for the night and gives her a ride into town, he takes an immediate liking to her, even though the book implies that he’s notably younger than she is. He tries to get her alone in the dark on the first night, tries to speak to her alone in the forest on their trip into town, and tries to invite her on a date to see a show once there.

Boy Quotes in Outer Dark

The Outer Dark quotes below are all either spoken by Boy or refer to Boy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

I’m a huntin this here tinker.

Tinker? What’d he steal?

Well. Somethin belonged to me.

And what was that?

It was just somethin.

Well come in anyway.

Thank ye, she said.

[…]

Get ye a chair, the man said.

They watched her sit, holding the bundle up before her, the lamp just at her elbow belabored by a moth whose dark shape cast upon her face appeared captive within the delicate skull, the thin and roselit bone, like something kept in a china mask. Lord, she said, I’ve not sat hardly today.

Related Characters: Rinthy Holme (speaker), Father, Mother, Grandmother, Boy, Child , Tinker

Page Number and Citation: 59

Explanation and Analysis:

Boy Character Timeline in Outer Dark

The timeline below shows where the character Boy appears in Outer Dark. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

The family, which also includes a boy, dines on much richer fare than Rinthy is used to, including store-bought bread with butter... (full context)

...and points her toward the well so she can wash up before she sleeps. The boy intercepts her on her way back to the house. He attempts to act casually, but... (full context)

...bit as generous as the dinner from the night before, Rinthy, the father, mother, grandmother, boy, and daughters—all dressed in their best clothes—climb into the wagon and set out for town.... (full context)

...travelers stop at a natural spring to stretch their legs and get a drink. The boy tries to engage Rinthy in conversation again, telling her about how the grandmother lost her... (full context)

...to a cheaper store. On her way there, Rinthy is intercepted yet again by the boy. He invites her to a show. When she declines, he presses the issue. If she... (full context)

It is late afternoon when the father, mother, grandmother, boy, daughters, and Rinthy leave the town. The darkness of night descends upon them—all sitting stone-still... (full context)

Boy Character Analysis

Boy Quotes in Outer Dark

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Boy Character Timeline in Outer Dark