When the main character is an uninteresting (to me), boring, brainless, mentally weak, contemptible little slug ...
IMO, the novel is utter rubbish.
It’s not the only novel I have seen that way, just the most famous one.
He’s a kid. And he’s mentally ill.
“When the main character is an uninteresting (to me), boring, brainless, mentally weak, contemptible little slug ...”
So, a Democrat.