Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Essay

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series written by Jeff Kinney highlights the life of Greg Heffley: a socially awkward individual (labeling, slanders) aiming for the top of the social hierarchy of middle school. He tends to emulate any trend to make himself noticeable. In the series entitled “The Third Wheel” highlights the life of Greg Heffley in anticipation for the Valentines Day Dance. I chose to talk about this book because it entails the bad and the good of Greg Heffley as his life progresses in this book. The main protagonist of the book Greg Heffley, lives his ordinary life as a pre-teen with his family. His mother Susan Heffley is a benevolent mother who tends to embarrass her children by constantly getting involved in their lives. His father Frank Heffley is the nonchalant type of person however, he tends to be critical and irritable to anyone who comes to a disagreement with him. Greg has two siblings: Rodrick and Manny. Rodrick is the oldest and acts as any other stereotypical big brother, shocking fear and acting deleterious to younger
Since the school couldn’t afford new toilet paper, the school allowed students to bring in their own toilet paper. This again backfired because students we’re having toilet paper fights. The students seem to think everything is frugal without thinking in depth about the . As a result, the student council brainstormed ideas for fundraisers. In the end, the council came to a consensus with a Valentine’s Day dance. As Greg aims for a high status in middle school, he acts ostentatiously as he tries to find a date to the dance. He asks Uncle Gary for advice as stated in page 111, “I probably should've thought about talking to Uncle Gary a lot earlier. He's been married something like four times already, so he's an EXPERT on relationships” (embedding quotations). Greg surreptitiously took his father’s leather jacket to impress the ladies, but he eventually gets