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Q&A What to call a nameless character in a 3rd person narrative?

How do I present a nameless character in a 3rd person narrative who has never known his parents? And has never had extended human interaction with anyone long enough to even be called “Boy” or “Chi...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Luke Snell‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

Question naming characters
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:16:46Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/43348
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Luke Snell‭ · 2019-12-08T11:16:46Z (over 4 years ago)
How do I present a nameless character in a 3rd person narrative who has never known his parents? And has never had extended human interaction with anyone long enough to even be called “Boy” or “Child.” What would the narrator call such a character (until he has a name)? Can anyone provide examples? The only thing I’ve thought up is “Nameless Boy” and other simple titles along those lines.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-12T01:07:50Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 2