I Am The Messenger

In I Am the Messenger, Ed visits three addresses as part of his mysterious mission. At 45 Edgar Street, he witnesses a man raping his wife while their daughter cries helplessly. At 13 Harrison...

Ed Kennedy is the 19-year-old protagonist of I am The Messenger. He works as a taxi driver in his hometown, Sydney, Australia. When he receives his first message on a playing card in the mail, he...

Ed reconciles with his family in I Am The Messenger by confronting his mother about her hostility towards him. She reveals that she resents him for being like his father, who failed to fulfill his...

Ed doesn't kill the man from Edgar Street because he ultimately cannot bring himself to commit murder, despite being given a gun and the moral justification to do so. His humanity and fear prevent...

Ed, who is the main character, is the message. He realizes that he had been given a task to finish the cards and in doing so, he was learning how to overcome his fear of completing tasks that he did...

Ed doesn't lie to others, and he doesn't lie to himself.

The empty shoebox symbolizes Sophie's autonomy and her ability to make her own choices. When Ed delivers the box, it prompts Sophie to run barefoot the next day, despite the consequences of losing...

Ed's identity is in question throughout the novel, particularly as he tries to deliver the messages. He begins to change and realize what he wants in life and how he fits into the world around him.

I think Ed is supposed to represent a typical teenager, not an anti-hero. He’s just someone who doesn’t know what to do with himself and doesn’t really want to leave his crappy little town. I don’t...

In "I Am The Messenger," the two words from Audrey that demoralize Ed are "just Ed." This phrase, spoken by Audrey when introducing Ed to another man, highlights Ed's perceived insignificance and...