He is widely disliked and is considered pretentious, unintelligent, and spoiled. Jamie is Marianne's boyfriend for a period after she and Connell have broken up. His abuse is at the root of most of Marianne's problems, and it continues to mount in intensity and cruelty, becoming so frightening that Connell is forced to intervene. He mocks her for being friendless, forces her into confrontations, and physically hurts her. The book's greatest antagonist, Alan is extremely sadistic towards Marianne. He is deeply insecure and obsessed with being liked. She also feels maternal and protective towards Marianne, and offers her a parental care that her own family cannot. Her occasional sharpness with Connell-especially when she disapproves of his behavior towards Marianne-belies her deep love for him. She is relatively young, having had Connell as a teenager, and her relationship with her son is marked by honesty and openness. She works as a cleaner for Marianne's family, and this connection is the occasion for Marianne and Connell to develop a personal relationship. Despite these personal problems, Marianne is a deeply rational and intelligent person with an analytical outlook. She develops a severe eating disorder, and asks men to behave violently towards her. Even when living far from home, she develops self-destructive behaviors. Marianne's family members, especially her older brother, are physically and emotionally abusive. However, she continues to feel haunted by her past. She also excels academically in her study of politics and history. In college at Trinity, Marianne becomes an object of admiration. She is from a notably wealthy family, and initially develops a relationship with Connell because her family has hired Connell's mother to clean their house. She is an outcast in high school because of her strong opinions, her unwillingness to aspire to popularity, and her unconventional self-presentation. Marianne is a young woman and a schoolmate of Connell's. He later feels that his moral, intellectual, and creative development were entirely spurred by Marianne. He is eventually accepted into a prestigious creative writing graduate program.
During college, he discovers a passion and talent for writing. His working-class background causes him to feel alienated from his peers and conflicted about his upward mobility.
There, he finds that the attributes that made him popular in high school cause people in college to look down on him. With Marianne's encouragement, he attends the prestigious Trinity College in Dublin. His desire to be liked and avoid unwanted attention causes him to reject Marianne in public, even as he falls in love with her in private. He is affable and popular in high school, where he is known for his good looks and athletic ability.
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