Blog Assignment Number Seven

Doremus is a strong protagonist for the book, It Can't Happen Here. Throughout the constant struggle that the world is dealing with underneath the hands of Buzz Windrip, Doremus stays true to his word throughout the novel and is 100% against Buzz and his facist ways. He doesn't get sucked into Buzz's speeches that hallucinate the public.One defining moment that occurs with Doremus is when he publishes an editorial that is against Buzz Windrip. I believe this part in the novel shows just how brave Doremus is to defy the president of the United States. In one passage it states; "They were coming towards him, claws hideously opening and closing, but he did not await that coming. He clumped down the stairs, step by step, trembling not from fear but from insane anger." This passage shows that even when the Minute Men are after Doremus for the crime he "commits", he still doesn't show fear but instead anger. I believe this to be important because Doremus is willing to stand up to higher powers no matter what the consequences may be. Even with his family constantly telling him to withdraw from any efforts towards the government, he continues on.