I am reminded of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, in The Hobbit.
For the first hundred or so pages, he is really, really out of his element, and he doesn't like it. Therefore, he spends a considerable amount of time in self-talk complaining about being away from home, being in the woods, etcetera.
I had decided, I think before page 50, that I didn't like Mr. Bilbo Baggins. This changed after a few chapters, however, as I warmed up to him, and he got stronger as a character. But, at the end, he was still basically the same guy, albeit a bit more confident.