Ed Boone

• Ed (Christopher’s Father) 

  AO1 –Caring / loving / supportive / patient

  ‘Christopher, do you understand that I love you?’ and stage direction: ‘They make their fingers and thumbs touch each other.’ 

  + Conversation with Mrs Gascoyne ('Then get the facilities.')
• AO2 – interrogative – does it really ask for answer? Stage direction and symbolism of touching hands

   AO2 – stage direction ‘He begins reading Christopher’s book’

  AO3 - sensory processing barriers to forming relationship. Difficulty for parent to build connections and show affection
• Ed (Christopher’s Father) 

  AO1 - explosive temper/ violent / frustrated / stressed

  ‘Ed grabs Christopher’s arm. Christopher screams. Ed hits the side of C head’

   ‘Don’t give me that bollocks, you little shit’

  AO2 – stage direction 

  AO2 - use of aggressive expletives
• AO3- shocking to audience but will sympathise with his stress and the loss he has dealt with (wife/partner/son). Stephens is not critiquing Ed. Presenting reality of being father in challenging circumstances- Ed is typical father facing stress of raising child- not actually all because of C autism. Judy states that Ed - ‘gets on with it’. In this situation, anger is caused because C lied and Ed feels distant from son / fearful of being found out