iane used Dunstan as a sort of project. She took him as a broken man and transformed him into a confident self sufficient man. Once Dunstan had fully regained his physical and mental abilities the relationship became redundant. Dunstan could no longer be used as a project and Diane no longer served her purpose as a crutch. Thus the two parted ways.The longest running relationship Dunstan maintains is shared with Boy Staunton. Dunstan and Boy maintain a relationship that lasts from childhood until Boy's death . While on a surface level this relationship may seem to be a friendship it is not. This relationship , like Dunstan's relationship with Diane, is another example of two people using each other for personal gain. Throughout adulthood Dunstan uses boy for many self serving purposes. The most obvious of these is financial gain. Boy's financial advice allows Dunstan to maintain a healthy bank account even in the worst socioeconomic periods. It is this money that allows Dunstan to take the many trips he enjoys so much. Dunstan also uses Boy as means to meeting prestigious and interesting people. The numerous dinner parties that Dunstan attends at Boy's home are basically the only social functions Dunstan is involved with. Finally, Dunstan uses Boy as a way -5-to boost his own ego. He looks down at Boy for being materialistic. he contrasts his own values with those of Boy's and thus judges the worth of his own as higher.The relationship between these two men is by no means of a parasitic nature. Boy also uses Dunstan for self serving purposes. Boy uses Dunstan as someone to whom he can boast. He tells Dunstan of his exploits with women and with famous people thus boosting his own ego. Just as Dunstan uses Boy as someone to look down upon Boy uses Dunstan as someone to look down upon. He scorns Dunstan's inability to manage money along with his lack of female companions. In doing so he judges Dunstan to be less of a ma...
