Hi guys. I know that I haven’t posted anything at for 1 and a half month, but I broke that spree with a post last week. This weekend, I am going to be posting more, so stay tuned. Enjoy.
Wimpy kid, as a book series, has a special place in the hearts of most of the kids and teenagers in the world. As a matter of fact, almost all the kids in my class read and enjoy the series. To me, it’s one of my top 3 ‘books’, at least currently. The fact that makes Wimpy Kid special and enjoyable to me is because of its ‘weird and non-orthodox’ cast. I could go on rambling about the cast, but I don’t want to take most of your time. For starters, let us take the main character, Greg Heffley. In a lot of books, you find the protagonist as a determined guy, or sometimes a shy but family and friends guy. But that’s not the case here. And it’s not going to be the case either. Our protagonist is a self-centered narcissist and believes that one day he’s going to be this super famous and super rich dude. But that’s far from the truth. Most of the times, while trying to be famous, he gets in wanky situations, with his best friend Rowley Jefferson. You see, I am not joking around, but Rowley is dumb. He is the kind of person who tries to make people laugh with the lamest jokes. To add a cherry on top of his personality, he is not mature enough for his age. Literally. He plays with 1st graders, when he’s a teen. Now, after all this, you might think that I am the biggest Rowley hater on the planet, but once you read the books, you’ll understand.
Now, friends aside, let’s get to Greg’s family, the ‘Heffleys’. To be blunt, they are weird, in more than one way. Greg’s dad, Frank Heffley, is a person who love to collect the American Civil War figurines, and munches on brownies, whenever he gets the chance. His mom, Susan Heffley, is a strict mom, but I think she and Frank pamper Manny, their third son, way too much. Coming to Rodrick, who is Greg’s older brother. He is the type of Older brother who loves to tease and prank their younger brother, too an absurd amount. Rodrick is an aspiring professional drummer and is in a band, Loded Diper. Though, he is totally foolish when it comes to reality, and has zero expectations from his father. The weirdest character in the entire series, is Manny. He is arrogant, adamant, ignorant, selfish, to say the least. He takes everything from his brothers and he has the complete support of parents. And you know what’s his age ? He is in kindergarten. Yeah. And he is by far the character I hate the most.
So that sums up this issue. Hope you had fun reading. I tried not to reveal any spoilers, but it wasn’t possible. Definitely do check out the series.