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 |
|---|---|
| Katniss Everdeen | protagonist |
| Sergeant Rita Vrataski | protagonist |
|
Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada
surface form:
Andrea Sachs
|
protagonist |
| Jim Hawkins | protagonist |
| Jadine Childs | protagonist |
| Regan Abbott | protagonist |
|
John Bennett
surface form:
John Bennett (Ted)
|
protagonist |
| Mickey Pearson | protagonist |
| The Protagonist | protagonist |
| Thomas Hudson | novel protagonist |
| The Jewish Barber | protagonist |
| Pongo Twistleton | protagonist |
| Lady Diana Mayo | novel protagonist |
| Haroun Khalifa | protagonist |
| Jackie Mullens | protagonist |
| Marcus Yallow | protagonist |
| Saleem Sinai | literary protagonist |
| Gibreel Farishta | protagonist |
| Vina Apsara | protagonist |
| Jack Trent | protagonist |
| Daisy | — |
| Bessie | protagonist |
| Charlie Smith | — |
| Dan | novel protagonist |
| Art Berry | protagonist |
|
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men
surface form:
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
|
protagonist |
| Brida O'Fern | protagonist |
| Charlotte York | protagonist |
| Arthur Kipps | protagonist |
| Blanche DuBois | protagonist |
|
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire
surface form:
Blanche DuBois
|
protagonist |
| Ebenezer Scrooge | protagonist |
| Marty McFly | protagonist |
| Alice Hyatt | protagonist |
|
Elle
surface form:
Elle (La voix humaine)
|
protagonist |
| Formosante | protagonist |
| Amazan | protagonist |
| Hekademos | hero |
| Tim Lake | protagonist |
| Roland Deschain | protagonist |
| Jake Chambers | protagonist |
| Andy Dufresne | protagonist |
| Ben Mears | protagonist |
| Neo | protagonist |
| Max Rockatansky | protagonist |
| Ally Maine | protagonist |
| Mowgli | protagonist |
| One Two | protagonist |
| Elisa Esposito | protagonist |
| Winston Smith | protagonist |