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Character exploitation played a huge role in the novel, as the theme, idea and all of the major events occurred upon the main protagonist. The protagonist is a teenage boy named Cameron Wolfe, who gets in all sort of trouble, have a difficult family life, have no friends except his brother, and considered to be a “loser” by both his brothers. “She shook her head. ‘you disgust me, I swear it.’” (Cameron’s mum, pg 37) The disappointment coming even from his mother can suggest what kind of person the protagonist is. A failure, defeated, hopeless, as the author created him to be. But that's not why it’s a good book. “Quite often, I found myself chanting the word misery, like the pitiful creature I was.”(Cameron, pg 129) the protagonist realised

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