# The Boy — Six Characters in Search of an Author character guide

> The Boy in Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Boy

**First appearance:** 0000-dramatis-personae

## Who they are

A silent, troubled child among the six characters.

## Relationships

### [The Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/six_characters_in_search_of_an_author_se/characters/the_son)

_family_

The boy is the son's half-brother, but the son ignores him completely, deepening the boy's isolation.

### [The Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/six_characters_in_search_of_an_author_se/characters/the_mother)

_family_

A neglected mother-son relationship; the boy is withdrawn and eventually commits suicide, unnoticed by the mother.

### [The Step-Daughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/six_characters_in_search_of_an_author_se/characters/the_step_daughter)

_family_

A tense half-sibling relationship; the boy resents the step-daughter's boldness and she dismisses him.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/six_characters_in_search_of_an_author_se/characters