Here

Though there are no protagonists in Here, the woman in the pink dress in 1957 plays a central role in the narrative, and her scenes frame the entire graphic novel. She first appears on page 14, walking into the room, though she cannot remember why. She looks around the room trying to remember what she wanted. She appears again over the course of the last few pages, in panels that show her walking around the room before finding what she is looking for. She picks up a yellow book from the table, her search finally over. By being present at both the beginning and end of the novel, in scenes that depict the same few moments, the woman in pink becomes a central character. The entire story of Here, with its many scenes of the room across history, happens within the time span of a few moments as the woman in the pink dress looks for her book. This framing supports the theme of The Fluidity of Time by creating an extensive view of the room within a small window of time, suggesting that time is neither rigid nor linear.