The One and Only Jace Wayland

    Jace Wayland is a character from The Mortal Instruments series, written by Cassandra Clare.  He is a shadow hunter, which is a warrior that has human feelings and looks, but has superhuman abilities. His sole purpose is to protect the mortals, or humans, from dangers they cannot see.  He is an orphan, living with another shadow hunter family in New York.  Jace finds out that everything he thought he knew was a lie and has to fight for his life because of it.  I admire Jace’s bravery; he never backs down or gives up on any problem he finds himself in.  He’s often placed in life or death situations and manages to fight his way through it and survive.  As well as being courageous, Jace is very sarcastic and self-confident.  He always has some sort of come back or insult for anyone who challenges him.  Jace often gets into fights because of his jokes and comments.  He proves that being a strong fighter with a sarcastic attitude can be a good and interesting combination.  Throughout his life, Jace has been taught that love is a weakness; this makes it difficult for anyone to get close to him on a personal level.  It’s even harder to interpret his thoughts and actions because they are so unpredictable.  Throughout the books he makes many mistakes and shows over and over that he isn’t perfect.  Jace is different from any character I have ever read about, and that is why he is my all-time favorite character.