Protagonist

Character Role Analysis

Virginia

When a book is written in first person, it's usually safe to say that person is the protagonist, and it's definitely true in this case.

This is Virginia's tale, and she's telling it. She's the one whose life we feel like we're living, which is how a good narrator should make us feel. When she makes out with Froggy, we remember our first kiss; when she gets the news about Byron, we remember the first time someone told us something that felt like being kicked in the stomach. Are you seeing a theme here? Virginia makes us feel all the feels. And when she starts to find herself, she's the one we cheer for.