Greg Heffley

The content of this book is the journal that main character Greg Heffley wrote during his first year of middle school. Greg is best friends with Rowley, another boy in his class who lived down the street from him. Through his journal entries Greg describes himself as a boy who was not particularly popular but wished he could do something great to earn popularity for himself. Greg appears to be most concerned with avoiding being bullied and avoiding getting the Cheese Touch, a derogatory game played by the members of his class.

Greg is an intelligent boy but one who doesn’t have a really good grasp on right and wrong. For instance, he knew his mother wouldn’t let him create a haunted house in their house, so he convinced his best friend Rowley they should do it at his house. After Rowley got in trouble...