Archetypes

In "Before I Fall" there are many characters that play many different roles and portray various archetypes throughout the novel.
A hero is the protagonist and continues a journey from childhood to being an adult. Sam could be classified as the hero in this novel. During her childhood she was bullied and not so popular but growing up and changing she becomes on of the most popular teenagers in her school. Then she realizes how badly she had been treating everyone and changes and goes on a journey to change herself and the way she treats people and then she sets off to help save Juliet's life and tries to convince her to not commit suicide.
Death- Juliet dies. Although Sam was never close friends with Juliet and was always mean to her she feel uber bad because she could have been an impact into why Juliet killed herself. It also makes Elody, Lindsay and Ally change their way of acting towards other people.
The Wise Old man- would be Sam's mom throughout the novel she is always giving good and wise advice to Sam and her friends. When Juliet commits suicide she is the first one to comfort Sam and make her feel a lot better about what has happened. She is also always there for Samantha in good times and bad.