Antagonist

Character Role Analysis

Todd Amos

Remember that pretty un-awesome pencil trick Todd pulled on Bud while he slept? Um, yeah, that was pretty antagonistic of him. And then he lies to make Bud look like the world's worst kid and tells Bud about all the terrible things that happened in the shed he is about be locked up in just to freak Bud out. Did someone say antagonist?

Herman E. Calloway

Bud, Not Buddy doesn't have just one antagonist, though. That's right: Bud sure was in for a rude awakening when he met "the man who must be my father" since this grumpy old coot took an immediate dislike to Bud.

Of course, who can blame Calloway when he is totally heartbroken over losing his only daughter? He feels some major guilt, which makes him mean and totally antagonistic sometimes, like when he says, "Sounds like a case of diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of the brain," (14.28) when Bud tries to tell his story. Sometimes he just ignores Bud or leaves the room when Bud enters. By the end, though, it seems like he could be changing, so unlike Todd, Calloway's not completely, totally, 100% antagonistic.