It can be difficult to decide just what to make of Teddy McArdle. On the one hand, he's a rather adorable, precocious ten-year-old boy. On the other hand, he's a spiritual guru who knows more about...
Nicholson is a young teacher (possibly still in graduate school) who, having heard of Teddy by reputation, seeks the boy out on board the ship. He is a contrast to Teddy in that his character is dr...
Mr. and Mrs. McArdle are basically caricatures of American tourists. In particular, Mr. McArdle's character is an exaggeration of a stereotypical consumerist, loud American. Essentially all his dia...
