[2] The book was named a New York Times bestseller, among other awards and praise. The book is about a boy named Greg Heffley and his attempts to become popular in middle school. Which "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid" Character Are You? In fact, I did briefly. Greg is quite creative and comes up with one idea after another in his quest to be better liked and more well-respected by his peers. As seen in The beginning of double down Greg had Truman show syndrome as he thought he was being filmed. His schemes usually fail in the hope of attracting girls though. Greg's favorite color is blue, shown in a piece of paper in the Getaway. He then explains that he only agreed to write in one for when he is "rich and famous," and "for now, I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons." Despite being close to a teenager, Greg still believes in Santa and is often paranoid about him. Diary of a Wimpy Kid succeeds Diary of a Wimpy Kid Online and precedes Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. A lot of his actions are shown to have no thought or consideration prior to being acted out, and usually end in disastrous repercussions. He has a teenage brother, Rodrick, who likes to pick on him, and a little brother, a toddler named Manny, who gets everything he wants and gets away with everything he does wrong. Greg is shown to be playing with a controller almost similar to the Nintendo 64 controller. It started when someone left a piece of cheese on the blacktop, and it got moldy. [1] The abridged hardcover adaptation was released on April 1, 2007. Greg only used a third of the book, which had as many pages as any other Diary of a Wimpy Kid. In the book "The Ugly Truth", Greg has a social media account, possibly Twitter or Instagram due to having a bunch of pictures. Greg submits his comics to the teacher, and ends up getting the cartoonist job. Greg then discusses the Cheese at his school. The poll was created at 18:44 on August 8, 2019, and so far. Though she is occasionally a bit overbearing, Greg's mother proves that she is willing to support her sons' dreams. Greg notices that the school year is coming to a close and tries to get on the yearbook's Class Favorites page. At home, Greg has a mixed relationship with his family, especially with his younger brother Manny, who is overly pampered and protected by his parents (particularly his mother Susan). He also talks about his best friend, Rowley. According to Jeff Kinney, Greg is based on his own worst qualities in middle school. Rowley's parents, mainly his father, view Greg as a bad influence on their son because Greg has a tendency for getting himself and Rowley into trouble. The two have a very complicated relationship, as Greg sometimes takes advantage of Rowley's good nature, and his own schemes fail due to Rowley's foolishness or Greg’s own stupidity. It is unknown what his middle name is, but it begins with an M. Greg receives different wedgies from Rodrick. He seems to have a clear understanding that he is not at the top of this hierarchy, but he isn't quite sure how to better his social position—though he certainly wants to. Greg Heffley, the middle school protagonist, clarifies that "this is a JOURNAL, not a diary." DIARY OF WIMPY KID SERIES. A total of fourteen Wimpy Kid books have been released, the sequels to the first book are: Rodrick Rules (2008) which was listed on the New York Times Best Sellers list for 117 weeks,[8] The Last Straw (2009) which was on the New York Times Best Sellers list for 65 weeks, peaking at number one,[9] Dog Days (2009) which was ranked at number one on the New York Times Best Sellers List for all 25 weeks of inclusion, making it the #1 best selling book of 2009,[10] The Ugly Truth (2010),[11] Cabin Fever (2011),[12] The Third Wheel (2012), Hard Luck (2013), The Long Haul (2014), Old School (2015),[13] Double Down (2016),[14] The Getaway (2017),[15] The Meltdown, (2018)[16] and Wrecking Ball (2019). In the books "Dog Days" and The Ugly Truth, Greg's address is revealed as 12 Surrey Street. Greg is a complex character who is still growing and trying to evolve into a better version of his middle school self. Greg's mom is often in the background but serves as a solid source of support and reason throughout Greg's misadventures. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (subtitled Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal on the title page) is the 1st book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.It was released on April 1, 2007, and was adapted into a movie, which premiered on March 19, 2010. “Just don't expect me to be all "dear diary" this, and "dear diary" that.”. However, The original Do-It-Yourself Book's cover has Greg smiling. His best friend is Rowley Jefferson. Sadly, Greg uses this position as an easy get-out-of-pre-algebra-free card and ignores the bathroom needs of the kindergartners in his care. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). Community Contributor. Greg Heffley. His head is a circle that stops around his left eye. None of the Wimpy Kid books' covers feature Greg smiling. He also seems to be quite self-absorbed due to his thoughts about some people and how oblivious he is of his behavior sometimes. In the first book, Greg said he is smaller than 95% of people in his grade. Greg's best friend has a larger than average frame. The setting of the story is a fictitious American suburb, a relatively affluent and secure place that provides (or should provide) a safe living environment for children to grow up in. It is revealed in The Last Straw that Greg swears a lot, often swearing at school and even swearing in front of his toddler brother. In fact, many of Greg's teachers dislike him because they originally had Rodrick as a student even though Greg's classroom behavior does not mirror Rodrick's. Although he claims otherwise, Greg is lazy, selfish, narcissistic, manipulative, and obviously lacks real human integrity. Take this quiz to find out! Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the first book in an ongoing franchise. I felt disturbed and queasy, like I could throw up. At one point, he decides to run for Treasurer of Student Government. How does the setting affect the plot in Diary of a Wimpy Kid? The next day, when everyone notices that the Cheese is gone, Greg takes the fall for Rowley and lies that he threw it away. His birthday is close to the birthday of. The front of Greg's head was shown in class clown and The Third Wheel and the back of his head in The Getaway and The Meltdown. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the fictional diary (or journal) of a middle-school child dealing with the various ins and outs of life. In the books, Greg was in 6th grade in book 1, 7th in books 2-3, 8th in books 5-8, and 9th in books 10-14. Like in the book, he's visually skinny and slightly shorter than Rowley. He hardly has any talents or skills aside from video games, drawing, and possibly singing. He seems to be unable to gain muscle as well. Greg also has a retainer as mentioned in Diary of an Awesome, Friendly Kid, and headgear as shown in The Ugly Truth. Rodrick and Greg do not share a warm and fuzzy relationship, and Rodrick often plays tricks on Greg—for example, he fools Greg into thinking he had slept through the whole summer. In the online version, Greg states that he writes in his journal so he can get out of doing chores. Greg as an unborn baby, listening to music. Manny is just getting toilet trained. He is known for sleeping excessively in the morning and for his rebellious attitude. Greg lands the role as a tree, while Patty Farrel is cast as Dorothy, the protagonist of the novel. Interestingly, despite the book's title, Greg insists that he is not writing in a diary but in a journal, as the word "diary" seems ripe with bullying potential. Three sequels were released: Rodrick Rules, Dog Days and The Long Haul. Rowley goes on vacations all the time, which annoys Greg. Near Halloween, Greg writes that his father likes to hide in the bushes on Halloween day and drench teenagers with a trash can of water. Another character trait of Greg is his paranoia, which sometimes seems to get the better of him. Rodrick is in a metal band called Loaded Diaper with his friends, though they don't seem to have many fans. He tries to get a spot in the school's newspaper as a cartoonist, and teams up with Rowley. Zoo-wee-mama! A film adaptation, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was released by 20th Century Fox on March 19, 2010. He is always willing to do what Greg tells him, including dangerous stunts. by zgladtobewell. Greg's age is revealed as 13 in the online version. He was played by Zachary Gordon in the live-action movie trilogy and by Jason Drucker in The Long Haul after Gordon reached puberty. Greg is seen to have a high voice in the first, second, and fourth films but in, Greg is the least popular kid in school in the first film after he got beaten up by Patty in Wrestling Class, and in ". However, we also feel exasperation at his selfishness and insensitivity—for example, when Greg notices his grandmother's house has been rolled in toilet paper but notes that "Grandma is retired, so she probably didn't have anything planned for today anyway." Greg fails a geography test after a girl named Patty Farrel catches him cheating. The book series follows the adventures of the main character Greg Heffley as written in the... What is the setting (where and when the story takes place) in Diary of a Wimpy Kid? In addition, he has inherited many of Rodrick's traits (such as laziness, inflated ego, etc.). As told in, He is extremely gullible as he believes every lie, Greg was born on February 23 in the online version. He is very concerned about how popular he is at school, and he daydreams a lot about being rich and famous when he grows up. He is very skinny and does not seem to eat nor work out much. However, the last victim of the Cheese Touch moved away, and Greg hopes nobody starts it up again. When they get home, they are mistakenly soaked by Greg's father. [4][5] In 2007, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, an abridged version of the original online book, was published.[6][7]. He also wears white shoes or black sandals (as shown in "Dog Days") In the movies, he has brown hair and pale white skin. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, WIMPY KID and the Greg Heffley image are trademarks of Wimpy Kid, Inc. All Rights Reserved.