The most important characters in the book were:Seabiscuit, Charles Howard, Tom Smith, John 'Red' Pollard, Marcella Howard, Tick Tock McGlaughlin, George Wolfe, War Admiral, Mr. Riddle (War Admiral's owner).
The main players in Seabiscuit were as follows:Charles and Marcella Howard. Owner of Seabiscuit and the guy who payed the bills. Tom Smith was the trainer. He was ahead of his time. Today he would be considered a 'horse whisperer'. In his time he was concidered a 'nut'. John (Red) Pollard was the jockey. Red was much bigger that most other jockeys and he struggled to keep his weight down. And of course there was Seabiscuit. Too small, with several confomation faults, the odds were against him. But when these 4 stars were aligned just right they became bigger and better than they could have done alone.
Using characters invented by another writer is called writing fan fiction -- you can do it, but you cannot sell the novel or try to make any money off what you have written.
Yes, that would be called a "dramatis personae" which is a list of characters in a play, novel, or narrative with a brief description of their roles. It helps readers keep track of the characters and their relationships.
I would say that the most important event would probably be when Johnny killed Bob
Considering that the novel takes place during a war, and the characters in the book are unsupervised preteen boys, with too much idle time... would anyone?
Well if there weren't any characters there would be no story at all. And there would be no one for the action to happen to.
To explain how the character is feeling. If a novel didn't say what the character's point of view was then it would be really boring!
The audience's ability to interact with characters
As with the match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral in 1938, Secretariat ,ol;kghdawould be the odds-on favorite. He was bigger, had no visable conformation faults, and a trainer that was successful and had many wins under his belt. Obviously Seabiscuit had something in him to allow him to run like he did. So there is really no way to answer this question.
According to Hillenbrand herself, she was looking through some racing material in 1996 and more or less stumbled over Seabiscuit. She felt his story needed to be told and we are grateful for it.
Female characters in "Huckleberry Finn," such as Aunt Sally and the Widow Douglas, play important roles in shaping Huck's development and moral growth. Their presence provides contrast to the male characters and highlights societal norms and gender roles of the time. Omitting these characters would diminish the novel's depth and social commentary.
A well-crafted novel with memorable characters and universal themes