Number 2

Karl

• He is described as a selfish clockwork-maker.
• He thinks that none of his ideas on what to make for the clock tower were good.
• He acts selfishly.
• He changes and becomes more interesting and suspicious.
• Karl is a foil because he is in the same situation as Gretl but makes different decisions.
• In the end of the story Karl dies.

Gretl

• She is described as a young and helpful girl.
• She thinks that she can help every one with a problem.
• She acts very caring and helpful.
• She becomes more and more notisable as the story builds up.
• She is a protagonist because she is involved in everything that happens.
• In the end of the story everybody understands that she is not a child.

Fritz

• He is described as a good writer but afraid.
• He thinks that he story needs to be perfect from the start to the end.
• He acts very scared and amazed.
• He he becomes crazier as the story goes on.
• He is a foil because he is in the same situation as Gretl but makes different decisions.
• In the end he moves to another part of Germany.