Fievel is the main character of the series. He's a fearless child, who rarely gives up when he has a problem. He inherited the Mousekewitz family heirloom, his hat. It's been in the family for three generations, and it was given to him the night that the cats invaded Shostka and forced the Mousekewitz family to make the trip to America. In Fievel Goes West he's able to turn his hat inside out and make it into a cowboy hat; probably due to cartoon physics. 'Fievel' is the American spelling of his name, the traditional Hebrew spelling would be 'Feivel'. He was given the nickname Philly (or Filly) by his friend Tony Toponi. His other best friend is Tiger, a vegetarian cat and former member of Warren T's cat gang. He's often a victim of his own curiosity. In An American Tail he is curious about everything he sees on his way to America, and his desire to see the fish led to him heading to the deck of a ship during a torrential downpour and being washed overboard, and in Fievel Goes West his desire to see the rest of the train going to Green River led to him overhearing Cat R. Waul's plans and being given 'the flying Ahhh". Both cases resulted in him being separated from his family; it's no doubt that this kid gives his parents a heck of a headache on a regular basis. He has a way with making enemies in high places too, but he always emerges victorious; toppling Warren's New York empire, foiling the scheme of Cat R. Waul, and leading other select villains throughout the rest of the series to their ruin. In Fievel Goes West he appears to be older, and more playful and outgoing than he was in the first film, which in turn affects the entire tone of the movie, which is more lighthearted. On the other hand, one cannot expect a small child lost in a huge world with little hope of finding his family again to act very playful or outgoing. Fievel's struggles between optimism and pessimism, and his overcoming of all odds despite being so small in a large world is always something all viewers young and old can relate to. [ - ]

Fievel is the main character of the series. He's a fearless child, who rarely gives up when he... [ + ]