Protagonist

After finally reaching chapter seventeen, I am not sure if this is right...but I think the protagonist in this story is Brett. She seems to be the person in the story who keeps the action moving. It is because of her that all of these unrelated characters are associated with one another. They all seem to be very different people who would not normally be "friends"...perhaps this is why they fight so often as is shown on page 195 "I swung at him and he ducked. I saw his face duck sideways in the light. He hit me and I sat down on the pavement. As I started to get on my feet he hit me twice." However, they are almost all related to Brett in some way or another. Jake is in love with Brett and has been for a long time, but they are unable/unwilling to be together. Cohn believes he is also in love with Brett because of their little affair in San Sebastian, and he is unable to move on and to accept that it meant nothing. Michael is...or rather was...going to marry Brett; however, actions and events that have occurred in the book make this wedding far less likely to ever happen. Other characters, such as Pedro Romero, are brought into this book because of their interest in Brett or Brett's interest in them. Almost all of the characters are in some way related to Brett. Therefore, I believe she is our protagonist.