Our main protagonist throughout the novel is a character known only as "The Kid" and later "The Man" as he progresses through life. He leaves home as a child and joins gangs and actively participates in their less than tasteful activities albeit less than some other party members. He seemed to have started out as a innocent, young child but evolves throughout the novel to become a hard, foreboding man. His motives are unclear as he appears to only care about his survival and perhaps a few other characters like the ex-priest. In the beginning he starts out acting as though he is sickened by what he see's Glanton's gang do but later in the novel, he seems just as eager as some of the adults to commit acts of violence against various people be it villagers or Native Americans. The Kid seems less prone to these acts and fits of anger than his comrades, but despite this is affected by them nonetheless.
Eventually we see a definite shift in The Kid's demeanor and bearings as the novel progresses and The Kid we started out with has turned into something completely different, A Man. We can assume that he has now aged sufficiently to be called A Man, implying that he must be in his twenties and has gone through much for that age. He is much more similar to his earlier comrades and had a falling out with a couple of them (especially The Judge) and he goes off on his own. He inquires about (pretty much) his only friend, The Ex-priest, but no one knows where he is so we can assume that he just faded away. He demonstrates a certain ruthlessness obviously borne of his exposure to such acts at a young, suggestible age.
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