protagonist
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These facts are narrated with detachment by the protagonist herself.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
I opened it and found myself reading a familiar passage about the protagonist Winston Smith’s cubicle and the slot in the wall nicknamed the “memory hole.”
From Salon • May 31, 2026
American actor Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the protagonist in what became Parsons' first full-length director's credit.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Mr. Connelly introduced his best-known series protagonist, Harry Bosch, in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Well, that, and also because it was completely awesome, with an old-school teenage computer hacker as the protagonist.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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