# Roger Antrim — The Well of Loneliness character guide

> Roger Antrim in The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Roger, young Roger, Roger Antrim

**First appearance:** 0003-book-i

## Who they are

A local boy who teases Stephen during her childhood.

## Relationships

### [Stephen Gordon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/characters/stephen_gordon)

_rivalry_

Roger is a cruel boy who torments Stephen for her masculine appearance and behavior, embodying childhood persecution.

### [Stephen Gordon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/characters/stephen_gordon)

_rivalry_

Roger is a cruel boy who torments Stephen for her masculine appearance and behavior, embodying childhood persecution.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/i)

A bully who resents Stephen's athletic abilities; wears an Eton jacket and struts with male arrogance; tries to dominate Stephen but fails.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/ii)

Stephen imagines Roger strutting in his Etons, bragging about being a boy, and pinching her arm cruelly.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iii)

Roger cruelly mocks Stephen's appearance and riding, provoking her to anger. He refuses to fight her, asserting that he doesn't fight with girls, and enjoys his triumph.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as the source of Stephen's distress, having taunted her about her mother and refused to fight because she is a girl.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as 'young Roger' whom Stephen laughs at after receiving Raftery, healing a previous wound.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/ii)

Home from Sandiest, a good-looking youth with a tiny moustache; his antagonism with Stephen is fundamental but covered by good manners.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned in Angela's letter as a childhood acquaintance who teased Stephen; now a good-looking officer stationed in Worcester.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned by Violet as criticizing Stephen and as the object of Angela Crossby's supposed interest.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/ii)

Roger Antrim is visiting The Grange frequently from Worcester.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iii)

Calm, self-assured, insolent, and triumphant; his masculine instinct resents Stephen.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iv)

Angela's new lover; takes her for drives through the hills, intensifying Stephen's jealousy.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as not being rich, contrasting with Stephen's wealth.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/i)

Roger is mentioned as hanging about 'that woman' (Angela), prompting Violet's warnings about his allowance.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/ii)

Visits The Grange less often; is quietly friendly when Stephen is present.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iii)

Caught in an embrace with Angela Crossby, described as pale with a tiny moustache.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned indirectly as the incident Stephen saw in the garden that morning, which she omits from her letter.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as having gone to Malta with his regiment, sparing Stephen from meeting him.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/ii)

Already in France, justifying his manhood.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_well_of_loneliness_se/chapters/iii)

Dies heroically saving a wounded captain, earning a V.C., and his act transforms Stephen's feelings toward him.

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