The boy is not a soicable person. In the poetry, he is known to lean against the playground wall which actually acts as an emotional support and security for him. He will smack his hands against the bricks do other boredom-beating trick. While smacking against the bricks, he does not seem to feel any pain. He is numb to it. He even started tracing patters with his feet and scuffing to make the tarmac squeak. He was bored to the point that he got bored of it and decided to do other things. He always stays at the wall, not daring to join the other children. According to the text, it is said "and never plays", that means he is always returning, and desiring for other children to extend an invitation to him. He is always feeling very lonely. Therefore, I conclude that he is an introvert and a shy boy.

The children are selfish people I think. Though the children are very close to each other, and each have familiar cliques, I stand by my stand that they should be friendly and extend an invitation to the boy known as The Loner. They ran,skipped, walked past him yet they were whispering about him. According to the text "low talking" means to gossip and does not want him to hear about it. From their mean gossips and unfriendliness, I conclude that they are selfish people. I do not have a good impression of them.