Robert Neville In I Am Legend

In “I am Legend” the author picks a mentally and physically strong human being. His name was Robert Neville. Neville is the main character in the novel, and most of the story revolves around him. The author picked Neville only because he is indeed a legend of his own; being the last human to survive in a community that was quickly being transformed into vampire like creatures. Neville was a rather tall, and had 36 years of life under his belt. He is a English-German descent, has blonde hair, and blue eyes (page 14). Neville was previously married, and used to be apart of what he called his community of friends before they all started getting the plague that later leads to vampirism. So, why is Neville a legend? As Neville notices all of his family and community catching the plague he starts to worry, and transform his house into a hide out. To protect himself and the rest of the survivors he tours around the city of Los Angeles killing any vampires he could find. These vampires carry the traits of white faced, opposed to garlic, fear of crosses and sunlight, and dread mirrors.
At the end of the novel Neville wants to put his mind to whatever is causing this plague and hurting his community. While doing this he does find a certain bacteria that could have once been the cause of this plague. Another reason Neville is considered to be a legend is because he made himself known in such dangerous precautions. Neville is said to be the last of the human species in Los Angeles. Neville’s first heroic trait was that he was brave by putting his life in danger to try and find a cure for the plague. Being the last one left he was still putting his life in danger trying to help out everything. Neville was also unselfish. He did not have to do everything that he did, but he did it for the sake of his friends and family. He could have stayed locked in his house the whole time hiding from the vampires. This is why Neville is a