Ebony Stewart Character Analysis in Son of a Trickster

Ebony is Jared’s classmate and Dylan’s girlfriend. Ebony teams up with Jared to sell marijuana cookies, but when Jared stops baking with her and embarrasses Dylan at a party, Ebony gets vengeful and makes an embarrassing video of him. Jared often gets impatient with Ebony’s gossip and high school drama, which underscores how responsible and mature he is in contrast to his peers.

Ebony Stewart Character Timeline in Son of a Trickster

The timeline below shows where the character Ebony Stewart appears in Son of a Trickster. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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Jared is shocked that Ebony Stewart is in his basement, even though she’s pretended not to know him for years... (full context)

Ebony goes on, saying that she wants Jared to sell some to Dylan, who is her... (full context)

A few days later, Jared goes to Ebony’s house and bakes the cookies while Ebony does her homework. He notices fluffy pastel bags... (full context)

...on the list, and when he arrives, he immediately makes fun of Jared’s buzz cut. Ebony sells the rest of the cookies quickly, and within an hour her phone is buzzing;... (full context)

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...is annoyed, saying that he doesn’t want to babysit Dylan, but Bambam leaves. Jared texts Ebony to come get her boyfriend as Dylan falls asleep. (full context)

...the sounds of Dylan throwing up in the toilet. Dylan asks to borrow the money Ebony gave Jared for a cab, but Jared jokes that he blew it on cocaine and... (full context)

...Jared’s basement. As Jared drives away, Dylan salutes him in amusement. At school on Monday, Ebony and Dylan approach him. Dylan high-fives Jared for telling off his dad, and they joke... (full context)

...saving him last night from Dylan at the party. Jared asks what happened, worried what Ebony would do if he embarrassed Dylan publicly. (full context)

...next day, Jared takes the bus to Terrace to visit his dad. As he travels, Ebony texts him that they need to talk, but Jared’s sick of dealing with her silly... (full context)

After leaving his dad’s apartment, Jared gets a pepperoni pizza and scrolls through his messages—Ebony has texted him angrily, and Nana Sophia sent pictures of herself in Venice. After Jared... (full context)

...a fuzzy memory of almost making out with Destiny. He gets more ranting messages from Ebony, and he’s glad that his dad is back on his feet so that he doesn’t... (full context)

...him with new interest and ask him to hang out. They also tell him that Ebony was the one to post the video. (full context)

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...He thinks that their silence is comfortable as he considers how much time and effort Ebony took to make the video of him—he’s actually sort of flattered. When Jared and Sarah... (full context)

At that moment, Dylan knocks on the basement door and apologizes that Ebony made the video. Jared glibly says that it’s fine and shuts the door on him.... (full context)

After collecting his things, Jared looks outside: Dylan and Ebony are arguing in front of his truck. Ebony is crying, having just found Dylan with... (full context)

...letting Jared into the driver’s seat. Dylan puts country music on, and he sings about Ebony until they stop for gas on the way. Jared wrings out his clothes in the... (full context)

...been fixed, and the broken furniture is gone. Dylan flops on the bed and calls Ebony, declaring his love for her. Jared goes to the bathroom to put on dry clothes... (full context)

While Dylan continues to mumble about Ebony and being totally innocent of cheating, Jared thinks over the day, wondering if he’s a... (full context)

...that he threw up on Jared’s floor, left without cleaning it up, and complains about Ebony all the time. Jared says that he’s sick of Dylan making himself feel better by... (full context)

Suddenly, there’s banging on the front door, and Jared hears Dylan singing about Ebony. Heading downstairs and outside, Jared helps Dylan sit down. Dylan explains that Ebony is dating... (full context)

...and they make plans to watch The Walking Dead the next day. At that moment, Ebony comes over. She apologizes for the video, but Jared thanks her for making him more... (full context)

Just then, Sarah walks over in her Leia outfit. She tells Ebony that Jared isn’t going to have sex with her, so she should find someone else.... (full context)