The Housemaster Character Analysis in Boy

Roald’s housemaster at the Repton School offers him advice as Roald searches for a job after graduation. When Roald tells him that he’s interested in working for the Shell company, Roald’s housemaster snorts at him and tells him that he’s unlikely to be qualified for a role there. Roald proves the housemaster wrong after Shell hires Roald out of a large pool of applicants.

The Housemaster Character Timeline in Boy

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...company that will surely send him abroad and ends up interviewing at Shell, despite his Housemaster’s warnings that the company is too selective for him. However, Shell hires Roald, after all. (full context)