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__**Diary of a Wimpy Kid**__ //By Charlie// The Novel __Diary of a Wimpy Kid__ by Jeff Kinney is about a kid in middle school that hates his life right now and thinks he should earn some reverence for once. Although Greg doesn't like his life right now, he has the knowing (or at least hope) that he'll be famous some day. **But** __**Diary of a Wimpy kid**__ **is mainly a story about a kid who wants popularity and a taste of the "good life" while trying to get away from his "bad life".**

First, **Greg is a kid who thinks middle school is the worst idea ever.** "You got kids like me who haven't hit their growth spurt yet mixed in with these gorillas who need to shave twice a day", Greg says. First, he wants a chance to get popular. Second, he //hates// it when his "best friend" Rowley says the haunted word: PLAY. Many people think this story is about friendship. Some people think it's how Greg learns how to be in middle school. But I think this story is about how Greg doesn't pay any attention to anything good in his life, now that the the negative thought about how bad life really is got implanted in his mind. The truth is, life isn't //that// bad. Sure, there's some bad times, but those don't affect life that much unless they really add up. This is why Greg is a kid who thinks middle school is the worst idea ever.

Just to let you know, **what really makes Greg frenzied is that he can't pick on Manny.** That is, he can't if he doesn't want to get in trouble. Once Greg gets in trouble (which happens a lot), it adds on (like I said before) to his negative thoughts on how bad life is. I think Greg hardly notices the good things in life (probably because he's so negative). Here's the thing, if Greg wants tons of people to like him, he has to like himself first. So all of Greg's negative thoughts are counterproductive on what he really wants. This shows you that Greg gets raging when he can't pick on Manny (which is every second of the day, 24/7).

Finally, **Greg also wants a taste of the good life** (which is highly unlikely with all of Greg's negative thoughts). And right when Greg sees a chance for something good, someone (or something, including Greg himself) ruins it all. For example, on the 4th Diary of a wimpy kid book, on New Year's Eve, Greg is playing with Manny, and gets in trouble for something he regretted. The consequence? NO WATCHING THE NEW YEARS EVE SPECIAL ON TV. As you can see, what I said before (about how Greg sees something good, then something comes along and ruins it), is true. Now you know that Greg absolutley wants a taste of the good life. Now I have shown you that Greg really wants popularity, more of the “good life” and less of the “bad life”. 