Answer: I'd have to say protagonist
Explanation: The protagonist usually goes through a change and they are usually the main character
Some thing that is avant-garde is ahead of its time.
I believe that the answer is Satire! But thats just what I'm guessing.
The feud is caused by an old land dispute between the Gradwitz and Znaeym families. As the other educator pointed out, the feud is inherited by the succeeding generations of both families. The land in dispute is only a "narrow strip of precipitous woodland" on the outskirts of the Gradwitz property.