Protagonist

Character Role Analysis

Manjiro (a.k.a. John Mung)

Let's see… The whole book is about how Manjiro adapts to being shipwrecked on a deserted island and then taken to a foreign country to live. The traits that make Manjiro most protagonist-worthy are his positivity, resourcefulness, and openness, and his innocent wonder makes him impossible to dislike. Manjiro's on center stage start to finish in this book, our main man through and through.