KOTC Character Summary
EDMUND HOOPER (10 years old, lost his mother 6 years ago. His father is cold, unable to influence him. He has never know what it means to live in a happy, loving environment. He is left on his own much of the time and has become private and possessive His father find him unresponsive and does not know how to relate to him.)
CHARACTERISTICS
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (with page reference)
Manipulative
He systematically bullies and terrorizes Kingshaw to the point of suicide. It began with the note he gave K ‘I DON’T WANT YOU TO COME HERE’. (11). H knew K could be frightened, so he used every possible means to instill fear in him. Examples: putting a dead crow on his bed (27), locking him in the red room with the dead moths when K was afraid of moths, (31), lying that K had pushed him in the water, kicked and punched him at Hang Wood, (110, 112) locking K in the shed when K is afraid of the dark (120), tormenting him that he would be bullied in the new school (126).
Without moral principles, without remorse
Despite being saved by K when he was injured at Hang Wood and being given K’s sweater to keep warm, he accused K of kicking and punching him at Hang Wood. (110, 112). This shows he has no gratitude and takes great delight in making K a victim, causing him to suffer, never feeling a moment of guilt or remorse.
When he locked K in the shed, K thought ‘The time they spent in the wood might never have been.’ (125)
When he finds K dead, H thought ‘ it was because of me, I did that, it was because of me, and a spurt of triumph went through him. ‘ (195)
Enjoys wielding power
Having observed from the first day of K’s arrival that K was not going to fight back, he began on his campaign of terrorizing K. ‘He could not have imagined the charm it afforded him, having Kingshaw here, thinking of things to do to him.’ (25) For example, he spies on him saying to himself ‘I shall find out about K, just by waiting and going into every room in the house’.
CHARACTERISTICS
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE (with page reference)
Manipulative
He systematically bullies and terrorizes Kingshaw to the point of suicide. It began with the note he gave K ‘I DON’T WANT YOU TO COME HERE’. (11). H knew K could be frightened, so he used every possible means to instill fear in him. Examples: putting a dead crow on his bed (27), locking him in the red room with the dead moths when K was afraid of moths, (31), lying that K had pushed him in the water, kicked and punched him at Hang Wood, (110, 112) locking K in the shed when K is afraid of the dark (120), tormenting him that he would be bullied in the new school (126).
Without moral principles, without remorse
Despite being saved by K when he was injured at Hang Wood and being given K’s sweater to keep warm, he accused K of kicking and punching him at Hang Wood. (110, 112). This shows he has no gratitude and takes great delight in making K a victim, causing him to suffer, never feeling a moment of guilt or remorse.
When he locked K in the shed, K thought ‘The time they spent in the wood might never have been.’ (125)
When he finds K dead, H thought ‘ it was because of me, I did that, it was because of me, and a spurt of triumph went through him. ‘ (195)
Enjoys wielding power
Having observed from the first day of K’s arrival that K was not going to fight back, he began on his campaign of terrorizing K. ‘He could not have imagined the charm it afforded him, having Kingshaw here, thinking of things to do to him.’ (25) For example, he spies on him saying to himself ‘I shall find out about K, just by waiting and going into every room in the house’.