Dakin

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  • Created by: AHJP
  • Created on: 02-03-14 19:23

Personality

Role

  • Cocky; arrogant; sure of himself;
  • 'A complacent ****'.
  • Confident - sexually confident, but also confident in his own intellect.
  • Immature
  • Intelligent - perfectly capable of getting into Oxbridge, well spoken, well educated.
  • Pretentious - his use of language at odds with his age
  • Cruel, to some extent - is aware of Posner's feelings, but encourages and laughs at them
  • An influential character, both on the other charcters, and also in the events of the play
  • Arguably the main character, along with Irwin and Hector
  • Creates both drama and humour
  • Represents upper class, contrasting with Rudge
  • Draws attention to the theme of sexuality, and its fluidity, through his relationship with Irwin

Development (Growth & change)

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  • His views on education change and develop through his relationship with and admiration of Irwin.
  • Becomes slightly more mature - less cocky and arrogant, especially in regards to his relationship(s)
  • However, inevitably shows that he has not changed very much at all, giving up on Irwin after the accident, thus showing that he is still immature and afraid.

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