#it novel
eddie kaspbrak punches nazis!
I have these notes sitting around on how Eddie looks in the book, so I thought I’d turn them into a post. In terms of clothes, I only really go into his reunion outfit.
9-year-old Eddie in 1956
Eddie is a little small for his age according to his last physical.
11-year-old Eddie in 1958
Eddie has a flattop haircut. His eyes are described as having gray flecks in them, but then a few pages later, they’re simply called gray eyes. He’s pale, thin, and wears a Captain Midnight ring on his pinky. He thinks that he has the face of a drowned water-rat, but it sounds like he’s just putting himself down.
(As we all know, Richie claims he’s cute.)
38-year-old Eddie in 1985
Eddie has a pale, timid, rabbity, thin, and delicate-looking face which is prematurely lined. His hair is initially said to have much of it gone with the rest growing in listless, piebald patches. He’s also stated to be graying a little. However, his hair is later described as short and styled into an Ivy League haircut with no mention of significant hair loss. He looks quite a little bit like Anthony Perkins. He wears rimless glasses, a loud checked sportcoat, a Patek Philippe watch, a ruby ring on the pinky of his right hand, and Gucci loafers. He’s short and slight.
(Parallels are also drawn between Eddie and Adrian Mellon, and Adrian is about 5′5″ and might have weighed 135 pounds soaking wet.)