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what kind of character is Wayne

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Wayne Parr is Hillari's trophy boyfriend. He is the most gorgeous boy in school. He is popular even though no one seems to know why , except for the fact that he is gorgeous. He does nothing. He is not in sports. He does not earn A's. He holds no office in school. He is not particularly concerned or involved in anything. Still, he is popular. When interviewed by Hot Seat he says his goal in life is to be in Gentleman's Quarterly Magazine. He is a symbol for someone who is admired for the wrong reason— his looks. He truly does very little else to earn admiration. He has won popularity without really winning it. He is like a paint-by-numbers picture, not original; everything is on the surface and in perfect order, square jaw, perfect teeth and hair. And, of course, he is Hillari's boyfriend. Again, we have all known someone like Wayne Parr. I Incidentally, the word Parr is a play on the word Par used in golf for the normal number of shots required for getting the ball to a particular hole on the golf course. It also means the face value of a share on the stock market. The word Parr literally translated means a young salmon or trout up to two-years-old. You take your pick with regard to the author's intent.