Protagonist

young protagonists. Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man (2015/1961) is about a boy by the name of Dave. Dave, a seventeen year old African-American boy, spends his days in the summer working in the fields. He struggles to prove his manliness and maturity. Dave,…

formula to understand protagonists and is the perpetual basis for most story arcs involving good vs. evil. The portrayal of the main character, as introduced, is that of an average joe. Someone that would otherwise be indiscernible in a crowd of extras. For example John Connor, Bilbo Baggins and Neo from the Matrix. The “commoner to hero” narrative is generally the basis for most hero beginnings given it creates a sense of relatability between the audience and character. The protagonists…

Writers from around the world united to contribute to the exceptional compilation that is The Art of The Story. Each story had its own individual style. Some of the stories had items they excelled at, while others failed to reach their full potential. Firstly, Hanan Al-Shaykh’s The Keeper Of The Virgins is an excellent story. The opening line: “ One of the women wondered aloud if he was a dwarf in every way.” was attention grabbing. Immediately, it piqued my interest. Who are these women? Is…

from the war. Billy has many characteristic of a shakespearean hero, because he was a protagonist that dealt with fatal conditions. It 's said that a shakespearean tragedy is an “ noble protagonist… placed in a stressful heighten situation that ends with a fatal conclusion” (Wikipedia). Which is why Billy Pilgrim can be displayed as a Shakespearean tragedy. Billy Pilgrim could be portrayed as a protagonist in the ways he faced with leaving to go fight in a war he 's not…

With these qualities along with following the 12 steps in “Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzales, he would have had a greater chance of survival. The protagonist did not stay calm, surrender his fears, and perceive and believe. The first reason that the main character died is because he does not follow step two: Stay calm (Gonzales 98). If the protagonist would…

baby that still hasn’t be borned, and Walter to open a liquor shop. It is hard to define one as the protagonist since every character is really influential and contributed a great amount in it. In fact, you could say all of them are protagonists or none of them. There are many traits that separate a common character to a protagonist. The three most important traits to be qualified as a protagonist is having unique qualities and interesting flaws, having obstacles that stop him or her, but has…

they want to win. Just as the audience is faced with the decision to choose a winner, in Tennessee William’s play, The Glass Menagerie, the three central characters all exhibit elaborate characteristics, making each one of them eligible for the protagonist role. Laura Wingfield, the youngest of the family and influence for the name of the play’s title, develops throughout the play…

story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, George Milton can be portrayed as the antagonist or the protagonist of the story depending on the different perspectives of an individual. Each story contains two major characters that aid in driving the action forward, which are known as the antagonist and the protagonist. The antagonist is usually the person who opposes and creates problems whereas the protagonist is the main character who changes throughout the story due to the different…

The protagonist of Footloose is Ren McCormack a spunky teen with a bit of a mouth on him; I would say that he is a strong protagonist. This is due to his personality and the choices he makes throughout the plot. We see that not all the choices he makes are good ones as well as him being labelled the town troublemaker just for being who he is. His personality lends to his strength as a protagonist mainly through his temperament, and how he relates to other characters. Ren is not quick to temper…

All characters in this tale are faced with countless conflicts; physical, emotional, logical and moral. Protagonist, Elena Rudina, faced many moral conflicts on her journey. The largest, and most recurring started when Cat and Elena switched lives, leaving Ellena on Cat’s train. Unsure what to do, Elena makes a choice that alters her whole life. When unable to jump Elena resolves to stay on the train imitating a sick Cat, until she can get off. To me this is a blameless act, Elena only wants to…