Diary Of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 

                                                                                                                    

Greg Heffley (Main Character)

              Gregory known as "Greg Heffley" is the main character of the series, who depicts his misfortunes and inner thoughts through illustration. Like many kids in his age, he often shows any for his wrong doings. His frustrations generally revolve around his family, friends, and schoolmates, particularly his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, is pretty much an unpopular looser. On several occasions throughout the course of the series, Greg finds himself in compromising situations that often end with him suffering the most from humiliation, even by the adults in his life, and especially from his older brother Rodrick.                                                                                        

              Another key problem for Greg is his paranoa, especially after he has performed a wrong doing of some sort and fears that somebody is going to attempt to seek punishment on him for doing this. Sometimes he becomes paranoid over impossible things such as fearing that his misplaced childhood doll will seek revenge on him for replacing it or that the killer in a horror movie will come for him, and his grasp on reality is not always the strongest.                                                                                                                                                                  

              In Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Cabin Fever), he hung a tag on his parish's giving tree for himself requesting money and once shoveled the pathway to the Church in order to see if someone fulfilled his request, and this good deed was noted in the local newspapaer since this enabled a soup kitchen to be opened in spite of the snow. Later, although Greg was not identified by the newspaper, he gave his identity away in a newspaper that he and Rowley attempted to publish themselves in order to receive the glory because of his deed.                                             

              In rare cases like this, the books, in spite of showing his hardships, do give him some measure of peace through his friendship with Rowley, or a period of seclusion where he resolves to be luckier next. Greg appears in 8 books. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck.)

-Satish Loganathan-

26th January 2014
4 Cergas