Protagonist

Character Role Analysis

Bud-not-Buddy Caldwell

Yep, you guessed it, Shmoopsters: our protagonist is Bud! He's got protagonist written all over him. Maybe that's why he always wears long pants. We can tell he is the protagonist because we like him, and being the narrator of the book helps, too. On top of that, Bud is a pretty innocent little kid. He doesn't do bad things to other people. Unlike some other people we're going to read about in the next section.