The antagonist is Rowleys girlfriend. She is a girl that stole Rowley from Greg and now Greg has nothing but hisself. Rowleys girlfriend said dont hang out with Greg anymore. She said lets get away from this table and find a new one because these people are disgusting. The quotes are important because it explains what is going on in the story (page 27) Greg is the protoganist in this story. Greg has no friends and a life because no one really likes him. Greg tries to make friends but no one wants to be his friend. He wants to be a popular kid but no one really knows him. The quotes are important because it describes the main charectar. Gregs family is important because there in the story and basically Greg is hanging out with them because he has no one to hang out with.