![]() ![]() Richie is oddly considerate of Eddie for someone who continually teases him, which may explain why Eddie inexplicably likes to hang out with him. When Eddie yells at him for getting mud on him, Richie gets up right away. It’s also important to note that, while Richie is giving Eddie a hard time, he only does the type of teasing that he believes Eddie is comfortable with. Richie often teases the other characters and even jokingly flirts with Beverly and Bill, but Eddie is the only one he repeatedly calls “cute.” It is an oddly specific thing to tease Eddie about. This scene includes all the teasing that Richie reserves only for Eddie. This next interaction is a continuation of Richie and Eddie’s first scene together. Eddie doesn’t mention telling Richie this, so we can assume Eddie kept this to himself to spare his crush’s feelings. Eddie admires Richie for dreaming big but has some reasonable doubts, particularly that Richie is bad at ventriloquism because everyone can see his lips moving. It is a personal thing for Richie to share, which suggests that Eddie is a person he feels comfortable being serious with from time to time. ![]() It is well known by the other characters that Richie likes Voices and ventriloquism, but as far as we know, Eddie is the only person he has voiced this dream to. ![]() Richie isn’t all jokes all the time, however, as shown in this flashback scene where he confesses his life’s ambition to Eddie. This distance between him and Eddie is intentional, due to Richie’s tendency to use humor as a tactic to distract others from his true feelings. Richie is an oddball, who Eddie admits he doesn’t understand.Įddie doesn’t have the same insight into Richie’s emotions as Richie does for his because he can’t properly interpret them. Richie only teases Eddie because he knows that Eddie likes it deep down, an assumption that is later confirmed by adult Eddie. Richie’s line “‘You love it, Eds’” shows that Richie is aware of this and pays close attention to Eddie’s emotions. Richie is known as a jokester and his teasing exasperates Eddie, but he doesn’t feel antagonized by it. This creates a special ritual between the two of them that they both partake in: Richie uses the same language and behavior to joke around with Eddie, and Eddie has the same exasperated response. Richie’s teasing follows a specific criteria: he calls Eddie “Eds,” pinches his cheek, and often calls him “cute,” as shown in later scenes. Richie and Eddie scenes that are both very cute and very gayĮddie and Richie’s first on-page interaction happens when Richie and Stan show up at the Barrens, and Richie immediately begins teasing Eddie like a boy pulling on the pigtails of a girl he likes. Now that I have analyzed each character’s background and behavior, we can explore the queer subtext present in Richie and Eddie’s scenes in the novel. This guest article is written by Rachel Brands (on Twitter Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak’s relationship has been speculated about since “It” by Stephen King was published in 1986 and was finally legitimized by “It: Chapter 2” in fall of 2019. ![]()
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