protagonist

Noun

Meaning

One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.

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I hate the whole übermensch, superman temptation that pervades science fiction. I believe no protagonist should be so competent, so awe-inspiring, that a committee of 20 really hard-working, intelligent people couldn't do the same thing. David Brin

Henry Miller wrote novels, but he calls his protagonist Henry, often Henry Miller, and his books are in this gray area between memoir and novel. Leslie Fiedler

Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn't the woman. Ann Beattie

Religious power, which, as I have already said, frequently identifies itself with political power, has always been a protagonist of this bitter struggle, even when it seemingly was neutral. Salvatore Quasimodo

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something. Joaquin Phoenix

I'd been upstaged, demoted from protagonist in my own drama to comic relief in my parents' tragedy. Alison Bechdel

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