Scott Character Analysis

Scott is Chris’s ex-partner; he never appears in person in the story. He broke up with Chris about three years before the story’s action begins, at least in part because Chris was delaying introducing Scott to his parents. Chris remembers Scott as being the kind of person who always knew what to do and how to comfort someone going through a rough time. So, as Chris muddles through the weeks following his father’s death, he often wishes that Scott were around to comfort him and help make sense of it all. Scott’s insights were also important to Chris as he tried to come to terms with his parents’ disapproval of his sexuality. Scott insisted that having parents who don’t understand isn’t uncommon, and that it would be better for Chris if he didn’t hold it against his parents and tried to move on instead.