Not an ordinary, not a Japanese, not a schoolboy

I love Lovecraft because his protagonists defy the "ordinary Japanese schoolboy" trope. He described an unusual English man—calm, cool, and self-sufficient. Quite lonely, but not without friends and acquaintances. And despite his modest means, he pursues interesting endeavors. He digs coffins, travels through worlds, searches for temples of ancient gods, and resurrects the dead. This is healthy English individualism, born of a serious personality, not the forced obligation to stand out that Americans foster and the Japanese have taken to the extreme by simply dyeing their characters' hair different bright colors.