Who is Hollis from Here on Earth and what is their importance? Here_on_Earth_(novel) English & Literature Hollis | Here on Earth

Hollis is a young boy who was living on the streets of Boston when Henry Murray brings him to Jenkintown. Despite the kindness Henry and Judith Dale show this boy, all he can recall of his childhood is the cruelty shown him by his surrogate brother. Alan is cruel to Hollis, beating him and leaving him tied to a tree and later forcing him to repay every cent ever spent on his care.