Look at this sentence:

In Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the two main characters—George Milton and Lennie Small—are migrant ranch workers searching for jobs.

Select the definition of character that the sentence uses.

character \kar-ik-ter\ noun pl characters 1. a person represented in a play, film or story; a role: The protagonist was my least favourite character in the book. 2. a symbol, such as a letter or number, that represents information: Most text messages are limited to 160 characters. 3. a person’s personality; the traits that influence a person’s behaviour: Lewis’s recent behaviour has been really out of character. — from Greek (kharakter)