The everyman

The everyman in fiction: 4 works

1. 1915The Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan

   Richard Hannay is described as 'an ordinary man' through whom the audience experiences the extraordinary events of the conspiracy.

2. 1934Burmese DaysGeorge Orwell

   The story is told "through the eyes of a disillusioned timber merchant," presenting an ordinary individual caught in the oppressive colonial system.

3. 1951The Day of the TriffidsJohn Wyndham

   As an originator of 'cozy catastrophe,' the work typically features ordinary individuals navigating the world-ending events.

4. 1979The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams

   Arthur Dent is the bewildered ordinary human through whom the galaxy's absurdity is seen.