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 |
|---|---|
| Major Rama Safti | protagonist |
| Gottfried Wolfgang | short story protagonist |
| Alyosha Peshkov | protagonist |
| Terry Malloy | protagonist |
| Cal Trask | protagonist |
| Nina Leeds | protagonist |
| George Milton | protagonist |
| Fishke | protagonist |
| Maurice Gerald | protagonist |
| Alice | protagonist |
| Becca and Tyler | protagonists |
| Jennifer Fox (13 years old) | protagonist |
| Edna Pontellier | protagonist |
|
Lily Bart in The House of Mirth
surface form:
Lily Bart
|
protagonist |
| Lorraine Broughton | protagonist |
| Akeem Joffer | protagonist |
| Maxine Tarnow | novel protagonist |
| Caleb Proudhammer | novel protagonist |
| Esther Greenwood | novel protagonist |
| Jackie Burke | protagonist |
| Wittman Ah Sing | protagonist |
|
Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
surface form:
Jean Brodie
|
protagonist |
| Lady | protagonist |
| Moana Waialiki | protagonist |
| the Astronaut | hero |
| John Thornton | protagonist |
| James Axton | novel protagonist |
| Dick Diver | protagonist |
| Leona Samish | protagonist |
| Pongo | protagonist |
| Florent | literary protagonist |
| Jim Finley | protagonist |
| Charles Egremont | novel protagonist |
| Harry Coningsby | novel protagonist |
| Charles Ryder | novel protagonist |
|
Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
surface form:
Tommy Vercetti
|
protagonist |
| Jack Gladney | novel protagonist |
| Suzanne Simonin | literary protagonist |
| Leo Proudhammer | novel protagonist |
| Roger Ferris | protagonist |
| Benjamin | literary protagonist |
| El Wray | protagonist |
| Nora Helmer | protagonist |
| Sandy Rodgers | novel protagonist |
| Denise Baudu | protagonist |
| Pavel Vlasov | protagonist |
| Ellie Andrews | protagonist |
| Marguerite Gautier | protagonist |
| Pauline Quenu | novel protagonist |
| Gil Pender | protagonist |