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protagonists

noun as in person who takes the lead; central figure of narrative

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Still, when it came time to adapt “The Long Walk,” the 77-year-old had one big demand: we needed to see the teenage protagonists getting shot.

From Salon

One by one Baron introduces his protagonists, including Musk’s hero Nikola Tesla.

There are no human protagonists needed to outmaneuver a deadly alien foe this time around.

For starters, two of the book’s three protagonists, who are breaking up as we meet them, are both named Rebecca.

As is the case in “Downton,” the rich protagonists and their servants in “The Gilded Age” are portrayed as one grand family, and people like Agnes and Ada as racially enlightened.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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