Character Relationship Map: The Enchanted

Characters

• Booker (played by Julius Harris) — protagonist
• Royce (played by Larry Miller) — supporting
• Mama Perdry (played by Helen Blanton) — supporting
• Papa Perdry (played by John Hallock) — supporting
• Perdry Sister (played by Sondra Mayhew) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Papa Perdry → Perdry Sister (Family Father And Daughter) — Papa Perdry is part of the family concerned about its children's growth and eventual move.

  The plot identifies the Perdry men and women as one family and says the family discusses its children and their future.

• Mama Perdry → Perdry Sister (Family Mother And Daughter) — Mama Perdry is part of the family whose children are central to its concerns about growing up and moving away.

  The plot identifies the Perdry women as part of the family and says the family discusses its children and their future.

• Mama Perdry → Papa Perdry (Family Spouses) — They share responsibility for the family's concealed past and discuss the future of their children.

  The plot describes Mama Perdry and Papa Perdry as members of the same Perdry family, whose private conversations concern their shared past and their c...

• Royce → Papa Perdry (Professional Employer) — Papa Perdry is among the family Royce hires to work on his grove; their labor earns his trust.

  Royce hires the Perdry family to help restore his orange grove.

• Royce → Mama Perdry (Professional Employer) — Mama Perdry is among the family Royce hires to work on his grove; their labor earns his trust.

  Royce hires the Perdry family to help restore his orange grove.

• Royce → Perdry Sister (Romantic Interest) — Royce develops an attachment to her and seeks a way to remain connected if she leaves.

  Royce grows closer to one of the Perdry family's women, reassures her when she is frightened, and asks her to leave him a picture if she goes away.

Story Dynamics

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

• Booker → Royce (Social Advisor) — Booker acts as a wary adviser to Royce, sharing his concerns about the woods and the Perdry family as Royce grows closer to them.

  Booker recognizes Royce as the son of a man he once knew, warns him about the Perdry family, and urges him not to become personally involved.

Story Analysis

Royce's growing connection to the Perdry family unfolds alongside Booker's warnings about the mysterious boundary in the woods.

Plot Progression

1. The Woods and the Warning — Booker describes Hole in the Wall as a boundary between worlds and warns Royce about the nearby Perdry family. Royce nevertheless hires the family to restore his orange grove.
2. Trust and Unease — The Perdry family works hard and earns Royce's trust, while Booker remains wary. The discovery of a dead calf leads Booker to recount local stories about strange power and the Swamper.
3. A Family's Secret — The family's private conversations reveal a concealed past and the possibility of choosing a new life. They also worry about their children growing quickly and discuss moving for the others.
4. Attachment and Uncertainty — Royce grows close to one of the Perdry women and asks her to leave him a picture if she leaves. Booker continues to caution him, while the mysteries surrounding the family and woods remain unresolved.