Describe the major characters in your book. Who is the protagonist and antagonist? What are the major characters like - appearance, age, mannerisms, clothing, etc. Also, do you think that the author has effectively developed these characters. Please explain your answer.

There are four major characters in my book. The protagonist of The Rest of Us Just Live Here is Mikey. He is a senior who is graduating soon. He overthinks and constantly questions himself in his decisions. He has a lot of anxiety and is a huge germaphobic. Since he's a germaphobic, he washes his hands so much to the point where he has unhealthy, dry skin. So far from what I can tell, the antagonist is his parents and a new kid named Nathan. Mikey does what he wants and avoids his parents. Another major character is Henna. Henna is friends with Mikey and other two major characters. She is described a lot on the story because Mikey likes her. Mikey wants to ask her to prom. On page 58, Mikey describes her, and he notices that she has a scar, she has freckles, and she is African American. She's best friends with Mikey. Another major character is Jared. Jared is one Mikey's best friends and he is tries to help Mikey. Jared has a weird connection with cats and cats are attracted to him. Jared is also gay however, Mikey notices that they barely meet any of Jared's partners. Last but not least, Mel is Mikey's sister. She is high school as well. She use to have a eating disorder, and she tries to avoid her parents as well. She doesn't like it when people watch her eat. She is somewhat shy with people she doesn't know. Nathan is a new kid that joins their school three weeks before graduation because of his army mom. Henna likes Nathan and wants to ask him to prom, which is why he is one of the antagonist. He stands in the way of Mikey's goals. Mikey's parents are the cause of his anxiety due to his mothers job. His mother wants the family to seem perfect to the media due to the reason that she wants to be govern of their state. Unfortunately, I think that Patrick Ness, the author, could have developed these characters more. Since the point of view is from Mikey, I feel as though I don't get a good description of several characters such as, Nathan and Mel. I do have to admit that the other characters are described well. However, there's something off about this book, but I can't put my finger on it.