Protagonist

The Protagonist is the central character in a narrative whose goals, choices, and development drive the main plot and emotional focus of the story.

Observed surface forms (3)

• protagonist ×44
• novel protagonist ×8
• hero ×1

Instances (55)

• Arthur Dent
• Elinor Dashwood via concept surface "protagonist"
• Tom Canty via concept surface "protagonist"
• Margaret Schlegel via concept surface "protagonist"
• Charlie Y. Reader via concept surface "protagonist"
• Pierre Bezukhov
• Rachel Watson in The Girl on the Train via concept surface "novel protagonist"
  surface form: Rachel Watson
• Lord Emsworth via concept surface "protagonist"
• Hank Morgan via concept surface "protagonist"
• Fritz Reiser via concept surface "protagonist"
• Atticus Finch via concept surface "protagonist"
• Scarlett O'Hara via concept surface "protagonist"
• Horace Rumpole (fictional character) via concept surface "protagonist"
  surface form: Horace Rumpole
• Ilsa Lund via concept surface "protagonist"
• Uncle Tom via concept surface "protagonist"
• Santiago via concept surface "protagonist"
• Jay Gatsby via concept surface "protagonist"
• Romeo Montague via concept surface "protagonist"
• Amsterdam Vallon via concept surface "protagonist"
• Tom Joad via concept surface "protagonist"
• Bilbo Baggins via concept surface "protagonist"
• Robert Jordan via concept surface "novel protagonist"
• Dory in Finding Dory via concept surface "protagonist"
  surface form: Dory
• Woody in Toy Story via concept surface "protagonist"
  surface form: Woody
• Vincent (Beauty and the Beast) via concept surface "protagonist"
• Leslie Wright – Queen Latifah via concept surface "protagonist"
  surface form: Leslie Wright
• Maria (from "The Sound of Music") via concept surface "protagonist"
  surface form: Maria Rainer
• Janie Crawford via concept surface "protagonist"
• Hester Prynne via concept surface "protagonist"
• Sethe via concept surface "protagonist"
• Sal Paradise via concept surface "novel protagonist"
• Ofelia via concept surface "protagonist"
• Nick Carraway via concept surface "protagonist"
• Brian Cohen in Monty Python’s Life of Brian via concept surface "protagonist"
  surface form: Brian Cohen
• Robert Langdon via concept surface "novel protagonist"
• Lin via concept surface "novel protagonist"
• Holden Caulfield via concept surface "novel protagonist"
• Cullen Bohannon via concept surface "protagonist"
• John Marston via concept surface "protagonist"
• Elliot Alderson via concept surface "protagonist"
• Latte Pronto via concept surface "protagonist"
• Tita de la Garza via concept surface "novel protagonist"
• Larry Daley via concept surface "protagonist"
• The Doctor via concept surface "protagonist"
• Rocky Balboa via concept surface "protagonist"
• Boutes via concept surface "hero"
• Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) via concept surface "protagonist"
  surface form: Kristin Lavransdatter
• Dmitri Ivanovich Nekhlyudov via concept surface "protagonist"
• Loveless via concept surface "protagonist"
• Joe Trace via concept surface "protagonist"