Antagonist

Character Role Analysis

Julian

Let's say you meet a really weird looking kid, and you can't just bail on him because, you know, the principal is there and everything. Maybe you feel sort of uncomfortable about having to spend time around someone who looks so different. What's your response?

• Stare.
• Question the kid's ability to attend school.
• Criticize the kid's hair.
• Ask, "What's the deal with your face […] were you in a fire or something?" (1.The Performance Space.30).
• All of the above, and then some.

If you picked the last choice, you may want to head in for some therapy. We hate to break it to you, but you've got a pretty serious mean streak—just like Julian.

Julian is, without fail, a two-faced, passive-aggressive, habitual bully, and August is his target of choice for the year. And thanks to Julian, it's a pretty long year for Auggie and his friends.