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Who Is The Protagonist In The Running Man

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In Gerard bauer 's book, the running man, one of the main protagonists is an interesting 14 year old boy named Joseph Davidson.The reader is made to believe that Joseph is a shy and socially reclusive person who is stated to “keep to himself” as he is often frightened easily. though timid and meek at first, we see him gradually break out from his cocoon with the assistance of another main character, Tom Leyton. Tom is Joseph 's next door neighbour and helps him break out of his cocoon as they both have share a common interest, taking care of Tom’s silkworms. Joseph is asked by Toms sister to paint Tom as an art subject. At first progress is slow, and every so often Joseph arrives at their house to help paint Tom. didn 't really want Joseph

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