Antagonist+&+Protagonist



**__Definition:__** the main character, or one of the most central to the actions of the story.

__**Characters**__- Bruno and Shmuel These characters are the protagonists in the story because they are the main characters. Bruno and Shmuel share there stories through the fence. Bruno talks about his family, his old friends, and Poland. Shmuel is also a protagonist, main character, because he shares with Bruno about what happens behind the fence. **__Definition__**- the person or thing working against the protagonist, or hero, of a work. __**Characters**__- Father, Gretel, The Fury, and Lieutenant Kotler Those characters are the antagonists in the story because they all work against the protagonists. Father is one of the main antagonists. He is working with The Fury and runs the concentration camp. The Fury is the all time antagonist because he started EVERYTHING. Gretel is not that bad but she is always picking on Bruno and pretty much bullying him. Lieutenant Kotler was similar to Gretel. He was always picking on Bruno.

Bruno and Lieutenant Kotler