Protagonist
C4939
concept
The Protagonist is the central character in a narrative whose goals, choices, and development drive the main plot and emotional focus of the story.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| protagonist | 1,188 |
| novel protagonist | 144 |
| Protagonist canonical | 35 |
| hero | 25 |
| literary protagonist | 24 |
| series protagonist | 5 |
| central character | 3 |
| short story protagonist | 3 |
| teenage protagonist | 3 |
| main character | 2 |
| novel series protagonist | 2 |
| protagonists | 2 |
| dramatic protagonist | 1 |
| first-person shooter protagonist | 1 |
| novella protagonist | 1 |
| protagonists in the Mahabharata | 1 |
| story protagonist | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Protagonist
Generated description
The Protagonist is the central character in a narrative whose goals, choices, and development drive the main plot and emotional focus of the story.
Instances (1,440)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Christine Brown | protagonist |
| Griffin | protagonist |
| Augustine Guillaume | protagonist |
| J. T. Malone | protagonist |
| Miles Halter | novel protagonist |
| Jake Brown | novel protagonist |
|
J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
surface form:
J. Pierrepont Finch
|
protagonist |
| Ernest-Jean Sarrasine | protagonist |
| Major Lloyd Gruver | novel protagonist |
| Sharon McCarthy | protagonist |
| Julie d’Aiglemont | protagonist |
| Janet Dempster | protagonist |
| Mr. Tryan | protagonist |
| Marjorie Winfield | protagonist |
| Pandavas | protagonists in the Mahabharata |
| Scorch Supernova | hero |
| Lily Reynolds | protagonist |
| Mama | protagonist |
| Amos Barton | protagonist |
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Kurono Kei (Gantz)
surface form:
Kurono Kei
|
protagonist |
|
fictional character Sadie Thompson
surface form:
Sadie Thompson
|
protagonist |
| Cassandra Mortmain | novel protagonist |
| Tomaz | protagonist |
| CJ | protagonist |
| Heed | protagonist |
| Yvette Saywell | protagonist |
|
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in Only Fools and Horses
surface form:
Derek "Del Boy" Trotter
|
protagonist |
| György Köves | protagonist |
| Christian Slater as Tom | protagonist |
| Joseph Donnelly | protagonist |
| Nomi Malone | protagonist |
|
Tom Canty in "The Prince and the Pauper"
surface form:
Tom Canty
|
protagonist |
| Fay Cheyney | protagonist |
| Raven | protagonist |
| Galip | protagonist |
| Florentino Ariza | protagonist |
| Emma Lou Morgan | protagonist |
| Zachary Teller | protagonist |
| Prince Thadeous | protagonist |
| Tequila Leila | protagonist |
| Rabia | novel protagonist |
| Handan (protagonist) | protagonist |
|
Ursule Mirouët (fictional character)
surface form:
Ursule Mirouët
|
protagonist |
| Bradford Galt | protagonist |
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Conway (protagonist of Lost Horizon)
surface form:
Conway
|
protagonist |
| Ravic | novel protagonist |
| Feride | novel protagonist |
| Mevlut Karataş | novel protagonist |
| David Balfour | protagonist |
| Lamia | protagonist |