Character Relationship Map: How High

Characters

• Dean Carl Cain (played by Obba Babatundé) — supporting

  Harvard dean enforcing strict 2.0 GPA rule. Acts as academic authority figure and antagonist to students.

• I Need Money (played by Al Shearer) — supporting

  Rowing team member known for silent theft. Destroys Gerald's bike, causing major plot conflict.

• Bart (played by Chris Elwood) — minor

  Snobbish rowing team captain and rival to Jamal. Dates Lauren and clashes with the protagonists.

• Gerald (played by T.J. Thyne) — minor

  Campus volunteer officer whose bike is stolen. Later becomes a stoner and helps restore the Ivory plant.

• Tuan (played by Trieu Tran) — minor

  Silas's roommate at Harvard, shares living space and comedic situations with the protagonists.

• Jeffrey (played by Justin Urich) — minor

  Silas's roommate who pledges a final club. Initially conflicts with Silas but later aids him.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dean Carl Cain → Jeffrey (Conflict Institutional Opponent)

  Dean Carl Cain becomes angry at the students' disruptive behavior, while Jeffrey is involved in the escalating campus conflicts and later reminds Sila...

• Bart → I Need Money (Alliance Teammate)

  Bart is introduced as the rowing team captain, while I Need Money is identified as his silent, thieving friend and a rowing team member.

• I Need Money → Gerald (Conflict Adversary)

  I Need Money destroys Gerald's bicycle, prompting Gerald to steal and smoke the remaining marijuana plant.

• Jeffrey → Tuan (Social Roommate)

  Jeffrey and Tuan are introduced among the students sharing the Harvard living arrangement with the protagonists.

Story Analysis

Two academically unprepared students use supernatural assistance and improvised ingenuity to survive Harvard's academic and social pressures.

Plot Progression

1. Ashes And Answers
2. Harvard's Strange Welcome
3. The Vanishing Advantage
4. Academic Desperation
5. The Party's Final Test