protagonist
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She feels Didion’s novel urges women to reconnect with themselves, using protagonist Maria as a cautionary tale.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
“To me, Maria is when you drive by an accident, and you don’t want to look, but you do,” she says of Didion’s aimless and troubled protagonist.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Tana French’s “The Keeper” is the final volume in her Cal Hooper trilogy and a bittersweet reckoning for its protagonist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Yet one of the best of all revenge movies declines to make its protagonist available for easy audience identification.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Helen, once a peripheral figure in these discussions, became the epicenter, instigator, and protagonist.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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