Jared Eamons (played by Lucas Hedges) is a protagonist in Boy Erased.
Jared is the central character, a college student whose attraction to men leads his parents to enroll him in a coercive conversion therapy program. After resisting Victor Sykes and escaping with Nancy’s help, he later exposes the program and confronts Marshall, insisting that his father—not he—must change. Nancy Eamons (played by Nicole Kidman) is a protagonist in Boy Erased.
Nancy is Jared’s mother and a hairdresser who initially helps arrange his stay near the therapy program. Horrified by the coercive treatment and by her husband’s insistence that Jared remain enrolled, she overrules Marshall, takes Jared home, and later supports him after he exposes the program. Marshall Eamons (played by Russell Crowe) appears in Boy Erased.
Marshall is Jared’s father, a car dealer and Baptist preacher whose religious convictions shape his response to Jared’s sexuality. He prays over Jared and enrolls him in conversion therapy, remains committed to the program despite Nancy’s objections, and later receives Jared’s challenge to change himself. Victor Sykes (played by Joel Edgerton) appears in Boy Erased.
Victor is the chief therapist overseeing the conversion therapy assessment program attended by Jared. He claims sexuality results from choice and poor parenting, imposes moral inventories and secrecy, humiliates attendees, and pressures Jared to condemn Marshall, becoming the main authority Jared resists.
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Characters
Jared Eamons
(played by Lucas Hedges) — protagonist
Jared is the central character, a college student whose attraction to men leads his parents to enroll him in a coercive conversion therapy program. After resisting Victor Sykes and escaping with Nancy...
Nancy Eamons
(played by Nicole Kidman) — protagonist
Nancy is Jared’s mother and a hairdresser who initially helps arrange his stay near the therapy program. Horrified by the coercive treatment and by her husband’s insistence that Jared remain enrolled,...
Marshall Eamons
(played by Russell Crowe) — supporting
Marshall is Jared’s father, a car dealer and Baptist preacher whose religious convictions shape his response to Jared’s sexuality. He prays over Jared and enrolls him in conversion therapy, remains co...
Victor Sykes
(played by Joel Edgerton) — supporting
Victor is the chief therapist overseeing the conversion therapy assessment program attended by Jared. He claims sexuality results from choice and poor parenting, imposes moral inventories and secrecy,...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Victor Sykes → Jared Eamons
(Professional Therapist)
Victor leads the assessment program and instructs Jared to complete moral inventories and confess personal experiences.
Nancy Eamons → Marshall Eamons
(Family Spouses)
The plot presents Nancy and Marshall as Jared's parents and shows them disagreeing about whether Jared should remain in the program.
Jared Eamons → Nancy Eamons
(Family Son)
The plot identifies Jared as Nancy's son. Nancy rents a motel room for them and later takes him home from the program.
Jared Eamons → Marshall Eamons
(Family Son)
The plot identifies Jared as Marshall's son. Marshall prays over Jared and enrolls him in the conversion therapy program.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Nancy Eamons → Victor Sykes
(Conflict Adversary)
Nancy becomes horrified by the program, confronts the consequences of enrolling Jared, and takes him home despite the institution's resistance.
Marshall Eamons → Victor Sykes
(Alliance Institutional Ally)
Marshall signs Jared up for Victor's conversion therapy program and remains adamant that Jared should stay in it.
Story Analysis
Jared confronts a coercive conversion therapy system while his family struggles between religious conformity, protection, and acceptance.
