# The Sanctimonious Kid — You Can’t Win character guide

> The Sanctimonious Kid in You Can’t Win by Jack Black.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Kid

**First appearance:** 0010-viii

## Who they are

A young criminal with a pious demeanor.

## Relationships

### [Smiler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/smiler)

_friendship_

Smiler and the Sanctimonious Kid are close allies and companions in their criminal exploits.

### [Sanc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/sanc)

_friendship_

Sanc and the Sanctimonious Kid share a bond of mutual respect and camaraderie as fellow outlaws.

### [Julia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/julia)

_romantic_

Julia and the Sanctimonious Kid share a passionate but troubled romantic relationship.

### [Rebel George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/rebel_george)

_friendship_

Rebel George and the Sanctimonious Kid are loyal friends and partners in crime.

### [Gold Tooth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/gold_tooth)

_rivalry_

Gold Tooth and the Sanctimonious Kid are bitter rivals, competing for status and influence.

### [Jeff Carr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/jeff_carr)

_rivalry_

Jeff Carr, a detective, is a persistent antagonist to the Sanctimonious Kid.

### [Shorty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/shorty)

_friendship_

Shorty is a loyal friend and sidekick to the Sanctimonious Kid.

### [Smiler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/smiler)

_friendship_

Smiler and the Sanctimonious Kid are close allies and companions in their criminal exploits.

### [Sanc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/sanc)

_friendship_

Sanc and the Sanctimonious Kid share a bond of mutual respect and camaraderie as fellow outlaws.

### [Julia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/julia)

_romantic_

Julia and the Sanctimonious Kid share a passionate but troubled romantic relationship.

### [Sanc](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/sanc)

_friendship_

Sanc and the Sanctimonious Kid share a bond of mutual respect and camaraderie as fellow outlaws.

### [Rebel George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/rebel_george)

_friendship_

Rebel George and the Sanctimonious Kid are loyal friends and partners in crime.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/ix)

A friend still serving time in Salt Lake; Jack learns he has only two weeks left.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/xiii)

The narrator; assists in planning the heist, scouts escape routes, and explores Chinatown while Sanc is away.

### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/xv)

Arrested in Denver for a tough burglary; Jack and George help him by hiring a lawyer.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/chapters/xviii)

Quoted as a philosopher who advised Black to think straight; Black wonders about his fate.

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

Mentioned as having escaped Canon City and later hanged in Australia.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters/the_sanctimonious_kid
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/you_can_t_win_se/characters