Florence, Kentucky. Florence: An aerial shot of Turfway Park race track. Florence: An aerial shot of the interchange of Turfway Road and I-71/75. The white buildings arranged in a triangle are a Hilton hotel, and to the left, the cluster of orange buildings is St Luke Hospital West.
Definition. A protagonist is the main character in a work of literature or movie. With many characters surrounding the protagonist, finding that main character can sometimes be confusing.
Definition of Protagonist. The protagonist can also be called the hero or main character, but these terms are imprecise, and for some stories, plainly false. The protagonist of Macbeth, for example, is clearly not a hero. Nick Carraway is the main character of The Great Gatsby but he is not the protagonist. My favorite definition of the protagonist is from Stephen Kochâs Writerâs Workshop: The protagonist is the character whose fate matters most to the story. The protagonist centers the story. She defines the plot and moves it forward. Her fate determines whether the story is a tragedy or comedy. You may not know who your protagonist is until you are halfway through writing your novel.