Boy Erased by Andreas Sauder

Nancy Eamons (mother)

wiebkegruempel — 2023-11-27 11:48:59 UTC

outward / physical appearance

• short of shoulder-length blond hair
• slim statue

• sorta grandma clothes

• reading glasses

environment

• husband is a preacher

• usually submissive to husband and
others

other people’s judgement

• enough to care for her son but not

equipped enough to make her own

decisions for him

• trusted by her son

position, status, role as an individual within a social group

• mediator between father and son

• housewife

• husband speaks for her

• rather helpless since her husband has
the final say in everything

• emotional support for Jared

• separates herself from husband

• close with Jared

behaviour

• admits her son to a „Love in Action“

programm (biblically, refuge) - to void

the homosexuality
• inquires about Jared‘s day, interested in
her family’s life

• admits to a year in a gang and drug
use

• encouraging words for Jared

• cares for her son, reads through the

programms stuff once concern

blossoms up

• ready to fight for her son

• stands up for Jared

• goes against husband to free Jared
from the program

• tries to make her husband understand
and see their sons hurt

ideas, thoughts, values, attitudes, feelings

• loves her family

• thinks her family (+ ancestors) normal

• shocked by sons homosexuality

• hides tears (-> hides weakness)

• according to husbands words:

- against homosexuality

- homosexuality is going against god

• concerned for her son

• thinks her conscious clean, never having
done anything that could’ve affected

her son badly

• strongly religious, prays in times of need

• troubled by her sons situation, torn

between what to do

• drops everything to rush to her sons
aide

• protective of Jared

• stands up for her values:

- her love for her son is not

compromised by him being gay

- contrast to father, who’s in a pickle

about that (but still holds love)

Brandon Ellis

lenyahupp — 2023-11-27 11:51:04 UTC

-strict
-almost like a soldier
-doesn‘t tolerate „weekness“ -> toxic
-puts others down because they‘re not „manly“ enough
-assaulting people
-doesn’t respect people’s privacy
- has a high status in the camp-> similar to a leader

Jared

frederik_roesler — 2023-11-27 11:51:33 UTC

- clean-cut and conservative appearance

- button-down shirts and slacks

- neatly groomed hair

- from small conservative religious town in southern US

- college student

- incident at college (he was raped) —> has to attend „Love in Action“ program because he is gay

- while in program starts to question its techniques and aims —> realizes he isn‘t the p problem and doesn‘t need to feel ashamed

- caring, smart, protective —> wants the best for people around him and even makes sacrifices

- strong internal sense of right and wrong, willingness to stand up

Gary

2023-11-27 16:23:18 UTC

• visitor of the program

homosexual

• Tells that he wants to change in the program —> “plays the part” is faking confession

• Tells Jared that he should pretend and play their game and pretend that he changed

• Clever: knows how to use the system to his advantage

• He ingratiates himself with Michael

• Looks at the ground most of the time

• Blue eyes, blonde dyed hair, slim figure