Nichola
I saw them, he went on, 'as I came up; and I'm very glad I did. I knew they were after somebody, but I couldn't see who it
They won't touch you so long as I'm with you."
"Why, who are you?" asked the nurse, offended at the freedom with which he spoke.
"I'm Peter's son."
"Who's Peter?"
"Peter the miner."
"I don't know him."
"I'm his son, though."
"And why should the goblins mind you, pray?"
"Because I don't mind them. I'm used to them."
"What difference does that make?"
"If you're not afraid of them, they're afraid of you. I'm not afraid of them. That's all. But it's all that's wanted-up here, that is.
It's a different thing down there. They won't always mind that song even, down there. And if anyone sings it, they stand
grinning at him awfully; and if he gets frightened, and misses a word, or says a wrong one, they-oh! don't they give it him!"
"What do they do to him?" asked Irene, with a trembling voice.
"Don't go frightening the princess," said the nurse.
"The princess!" repeated the little miner, taking off his curious cap. "I beg your pardon; but you oughtn't to be out so late.
Everybody knows that's against the law."
Based on the information in the passage, which character archetype does the boy most resemble?
The caregiver because he was hired to take care of the princess
The explorer because he will leave others behind to pursue his own interests
The everyman because even though he seems ordinary, he uses his knowledge and experience to escape a
dangerous situation
The magician because he is able to see what the future holds for Irene and her nurse Lootie