# Cynthia Day — The Plastic Age character guide

> Cynthia Day in The Plastic Age by Percy Marks.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Cynthia

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Snapshot

A brown-eyed, impudent swimmer Hugh first spots in a red bathing-suit, she becomes the romantic question he cannot stop circling.

## Who they are

Cynthia moves through the summer-society world of Norry's New York circle with frankness and physical grace, drawing Hugh in before he has any language for what he feels. She refuses to flatter him — insisting his feeling may be only sex attraction — which leaves him doubting both her and himself. Her letters, tinged with despair, keep her present even at a distance, making her the emotional knot Hugh must untie before he can face commencement.

## Relationships

### [Hugh Carver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/characters/hugh_carver)

_romantic_

Cynthia is Hugh's love interest, representing the allure of the jazz age and a source of both passion and conflict for him.

### [Norry Parker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/characters/norry_parker)

_social_

Cynthia and Norry are acquaintances within the same college social scene, but their interactions are limited and mostly superficial.

### [Hugh Carver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/characters/hugh_carver)

_romantic_

Cynthia is Hugh's love interest, representing the allure of the jazz age and a source of both passion and conflict for him.

### [Hugh Carver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/characters/hugh_carver)

_romantic_

Cynthia is Hugh's love interest, representing the allure of the jazz age and a source of both passion and conflict for him.

### [Norry Parker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/characters/norry_parker)

_social_

Cynthia and Norry are acquaintances within the same college social scene, but their interactions are limited and mostly superficial.

### [Norry Parker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/characters/norry_parker)

_social_

Cynthia and Norry are acquaintances within the same college social scene, but their interactions are limited and mostly superficial.

## In the story

### [The Plastic Age](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/chapters/the-plastic-age)

A key figure in Hugh's social and romantic life, introduced as part of the campus milieu.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/chapters/xx)

Introduced as a confident, athletic, and flirtatious young woman who captivates Hugh; they share kisses and a deepening connection.

### [Prom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/chapters/xxii)

Visits for Prom, drinks heavily with Hugh, and is led to Norry's room where Norry intervenes and escorts her home.

### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/chapters/xxiii)

Ends her relationship with Hugh, citing mere sexual attraction; her silence and departure are praised by Henley.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/chapters/xxiv)

Mentioned by Norry as looking awful from a wild pace; corresponds with Hugh, expressing her love and willingness to wait.

### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/chapters/xxvi)

Meets Hugh in New York; appears thinner and gentler; they part amicably, no longer wanting marriage.

### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_plastic_age_se/chapters/xxvii)

Hugh thinks of her tenderly during the final dance and his last campus tour.

## Links

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