Timothy

Timothy, also called Timmy, is identified in the book’s numbered personality profile as a 15-year-old associated with a retreat into his own inner world after a frightening encounter. The brief account links that withdrawal to an unwanted advance he experienced while working in a florist shop.

Profile and Background

Timothy’s profile gives his number as 23 and his age as 15. It records that he worked in a florist shop; the evidence offers no further biographical details about him.

Encounter and Response

At the shop, a man made advances toward Timothy, frightening him. Timothy responded by going into his own world. The account presents this inward withdrawal as the immediate response to the encounter, without elaborating on its duration or later consequences.

Narrative Role

The profile defines Timothy through a single episode: work brings him into an unsettling interaction, and fear is followed by retreat. The limited account does not describe further actions or relationships, so his significance here rests on that concise portrait of withdrawal.