Setting and Time

1. The time period in my novel, 'The Diary of a Wimpy Kid', is present day. It never says the date, but i assume it is present day because they do not talk about any specific events to make me think otherwise. The pictures tell me whether its day or night, or different seasons of the year, however, in the novel, it states what day and month it is while reading.

2. My main charactor, Greg, does represent the ideals he was expected to represent. Like the title states, this story is about survival for a young boy, in middle school, dealing with normal, everydays problems of that age.

3. The time period works within this story because its relatable. Things would be a little different if they set this story into a different time period, 10 years before or after. However, the story wouldnt be that much different because all middle school kids go through hard times with friends, teachers, and even bullies. So a change in the time period would not alter the overall story line, it would just make it less modern. The author chose this time period because I think he wanted it to be easier for readers around my age or younger to relate or understand.

4. My story's setting is real fiction. The place where this story takes place does not really exsist in real life but it does look realistic and a place could exsist like the one in the novel.

Characters

The protagonist, main character, and also the narrator in the graphic novel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, is a middle school boy named Greg Heffley. The antagonists in this novel includes a lot of characters. They include the parents of Greg because he always gets in trouble and the bullies in school. It could also be the teachers, neighborhood friends, and Greg's little brother, depending on different points in the story because each situation changes throughout the novel. Even though these characters did not do anything terribly wrong, for Greg, they caused problems. Some of the strengths of Greg is he is determined to accomplish anything he strives for, however, he always gets caught doing something wrong at the wrong time. Greg's best friend and neighbor, Rowley is another character in the novel. Rowley is a unique character and is not afraid to be different. Rowley and Greg are always together. The author, Jeff Kinney used these characters in the graphic novel to draw the reader in by using everyday problems of an average middle school child. We have all been that age before so in some way we can relate to their problems. This story, however, is aimed towards the middle school and high school students because it is fresh in our mind, but as adults, some can remember the junior high days. The characters are young and cause a lot of trouble because of their young age so it makes me believe this graphic novel is aimed towards this age group. All the characters in this graphic novel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, are familiar because they all are experiencing different life situations in middle school including bullying, taking tests and quizzes, making friends, dealing with siblings, and dealing with parents.