Teddy Character Analysis in A Handful of Dust

Teddy is Richard Last’s 22-year-old son. He lives with his family at Hetton once they move in. Teddy, with Ben Hacket’s help, eagerly takes to the fox-farming his family has introduced to Hetton grounds. The novel ends with Teddy proudly surveying the caged foxes, imagining that they will be the path towards “restor[ing] Hetton to the glory that it had enjoyed in the days of his cousin Tony.” While this may seem like a rather unrealistic scheme, Waugh foreshadows the notion that Teddy carries Tony’s legacy forward when Jenny Abdul Akbar repeatedly mistakes Tony’s name as Teddy.

Teddy Character Timeline in A Handful of Dust

The timeline below shows where the character Teddy appears in A Handful of Dust. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...closest friends,” who generously offered to supply the contractors for it. Later that day, Young Teddy, Richard’s son, proudly surveys the caged foxes which he imagines will be the means to... (full context)