Pentecost is the protagonist in A Kind of Murder who seems like he would do anything a normal fifteen-year-old would. When a new teacher comes to school who is deaf, Pentecost feels it is his duty to stick up for him. He is torn between sticking up for the teacher or keeping his friends. Pentecost seems like the average person, with some good qualities like being a strong-willed and an admirable character, but he also has some downfalls like he is selfish sometimes and he is scared to face things that bother him.

Pentecost is a strong character because he is almost always willing to stand up for what is right. It seemed like right before it happened Pentecost didn't feel well at all about Mr. Warren having to help. It seemed like he wanted to step in and take the hits for him. He didn't though; he...