Mr. Waterman Character Analysis in Everything, Everything

Maddy’s architecture tutor. He’s Maddy’s favorite tutor, the only one whom Mom has ever allowed to enter the house and tutor Maddy in person. Mr. Waterman delights in Maddy’s work and encourages her to create fantastical and detailed model buildings. He does his best to respect the rules surrounding Maddy’s care, even though he appears to be a naturally affectionate person and even stops himself from hugging or touching Maddy at several points. Maddy hugs him after she discovers she doesn’t have SCID.

Mr. Waterman Quotes in Everything, Everything

The Everything, Everything quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Waterman or refer to Mr. Waterman. 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:

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“Madeline,” He says happily, clapping his hands together. He’s my favorite of all my tutors. He never looks at me pityingly and he loves architecture like I love architecture. If I were going to be something when I grew up, an architect is what I would be.

Related Characters: Madeline “Maddy” Whittier (speaker), Mr. Waterman (speaker)

Page Number and Citation: 58

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“There he is!” Mr. Waterman exclaims. He clucks at the scene for a few moments and then turns to me. His merry eyes are a little less merry than usual. “It’s just wonderful, my dear. But how will he eat all that scrumptious food with his helmet on?”

I look back at my astronaut. It’d never occurred to me that he’d want to eat the food.

Related Characters: Madeline “Maddy” Whittier (speaker), Mr. Waterman (speaker)

Related Symbols: The Astronaut

Page Number and Citation: 59

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Mr. Waterman Character Timeline in Everything, Everything

The timeline below shows where the character Mr. Waterman appears in Everything, Everything. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Mom serves, she asks if Maddy is doing okay—she’s late on her architecture assignment for Mr. Waterman . Mom asks if Maddy wants a new tutor. This surprises Maddy, as she didn’t... (full context)

...an outdoor shopping/dining center in her favorite style, which is art deco. Carla calls that Mr. Waterman , Maddy’s tutor, is here. This is only the third time Maddy has met him,... (full context)

Mr. Waterman bustles in and happily greets Maddy. He never looks at Maddy with pity and loves... (full context)

...what she’s doing, which includes taking away the internet and canceling Maddy’s in-person lesson with Mr. Waterman . Maddy admits that she misses Carla, but Mom says she’d be a bad mom... (full context)

A week later, Maddy hugs Mr. Waterman as he leaves and then sits outside with Carla. Maddy knows what’s coming and asks... (full context)