Ed Boone is a single father to Christopher, an autistic child. Ed lives with his son in Swindon, England. He works as a heating engineer and perhaps suffers from diabetes as he "has to carry a packet of artificial sweetener tablets with him to put in his coffee so he doesn't gain weight" (p.56). And he is portrayed as a person who follows the rules, he also likes things that are in a certain order “He always puts on his trousers before putting on his socks”. Yet sometimes Ed doesn't follow the rules: "Dad often drives over 30 mph in a 30 mph zone, sometimes drives when he's been drinking, and often doesn't wear a seat belt." (p.38)Ed Boone lovingly cares for his son Christopher, but also struggles with frustration. The frustration of not being able to understand is son. Not being able to understand what Christopher means. Overall Christopher loves his son which is why he wants to protect him from his mother who left him. Judy Boone left her son because she couldn't handle the problems with Christopher and the frustration that came with it. Ed told Christopher that his mother died of a heart attack, when in truth she fled to London with Mr. Shears. Ironically, while Judy is having an affair with Mr. Shears, Ed is involved in a relationship with Mrs. Shears. Ed never informs Christopher of the affair. Ed, however, hints at this when he says "She needed company and didn't want to be alone." This shows Ed's compassion while it may seem like he was acting out of revenge towards just one person. rewarded in sexual favors for taking Mrs. Shears in, yet still made her feel welcome. The relationship had become so serious that he thought he and Mrs Shears might move into a house together... midway through the paper... when Christopher wanted to take A-levels. He differs from his wife Judy in that in the script she fights for Christopher. He fights for Christopher to be able to take his exams. “He would pay someone £50 to look after Christopher during exams” (p.57). He loved his son, he wanted to be successful. He wanted what was for Christopher. Overall Ed was a good father to Christopher, yet he sometimes let frustration and emotions get away from him. He had two women who left him and that was more than enough to push him over the edge. He had no one to talk to other than Christopher, and Christopher couldn't quite understand him. He chose what he thought was best, masking his problems by drinking them and hiding them. He tries to be a strong father to Christopher, but this ultimately hurts him instead of helping him when Christopher leaves.