Chet Douglas

Name: Chet Douglas

Description: He is tough since he played blitzball and was able to tackle Gene. Although he is not competitive. He likes to study and he plays the trumpet.

Age: Not Given

Jobs: He does not have a job but he is a student a Devon.

Relationships: Gene does not talk about him having or not having friends.

Symbolism: Chet Douglas likes to study and is physically fit but not to buff and so this picture represents him well.

Character Analysis: Chet Douglas likes to study and is Gene's only real competition to be valedictorian of their class. He is there when Finny and Gene first jump out of the tree. Finny thinks Chet is smarter than Gene when he says, "Fat chance you've got, anyway, with Chet Douglass" (Knowles 52). "Chet is also extremely talented at tennis and trumpet playing, but, according to Gene: 'he had an underlying obliging and considerate strain which barred him from being a really important member of the class" (Knowles 132).

Character-Theme-Tie-In: If Chet Douglass was not there Gene would not have a reason to study so hard to be the head of the class. He would not have been in such a bad mood when Finny wants him to see Leper jump out of the tree while he is studing, and Gene may not have forced Finny off the tree.