Will is a man who lives in London, and basically, he has no interest in the world whatsoever. I think he is like an island: living in his own world with his own rules, and without caring about others. In fact, he does not seem to hide this fact, and moreover, he says that he is very shallow in his opinions and expectations for life; he just wants to "fill up" his time with several activities in order to distract himself. When I read this, I thought that this character was very lazy, and insensitive. Interestingly, his sole interest is going out with women, but not in order to have a formal relationship with them, but rather he sees love relationships as something ephemeral, based only on meals and sex. Furthermore, I think that his view on children is rather hilarious: he does not care about them, nor does he want to have any kind of contact with them, and needless to say, he does not want to have children of his own. Will's worldview is basically about enjoying life in a selfish, and somewhat cold-blooded way. Now, the author dedicates one chapter to Will, and then another to Marcus, who happens to be the real main character of the story, and the sequence of chapters goes on like this. Marcus is a sad boy who does not enjoy his life in London, and of course, Will and Marcus are going to meet each other at some point in the story, and they will strike up some kind of a friendship (a weird friendship, I would say) with many ups and downs, and I believe that Will's personality and carelessness for the world are going to be challenged because of this boy.
There are many Wills out there!
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