In the story “The intruder” The Protagonist Kenneth is a victim of living in his imagination. Throughout the story the character Kenneth takes on an imagined world full of war and nature, much different than his life at home. In his world he 's a hero, and can accomplish anything; even at one point saving a beautiful girl from the river. At home, he feels less accepted and less like a hero, and that 's all Kenneth wants to be. In the story the author emphasizes Kenneth’s imaginary world in the quote; “Grab those papers, men. Let 's get out of here. They got the papers and ran outside and Kenneth stopped to throw a hand grenade through the door. He reached the woods before it exploded” This