central character
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"It's a very common theme in The Pitt about the central character arguing with hospital management saying 'I need more flow, you can't just leave these patients here' – that's a very common problem."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He was also the central character in Gregory Sass's 1985 children's novel Redcoat, and the Fort Erie Visitor Centre in Ontario has a display dedicated to him.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
While Jolyon is a central character in “The Forsytes,” Soames’ inner conflict is Galsworthy’s cynosure: He’s a man who prizes acquisition and possession to the extent that he cannot love.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
Why an Oscar-winning screenwriter would make a film that makes so little attempt to dig into its central character is baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The central character, known only as the Man in the Chair, is a finicky, brilliant middle-aged man, a lover of the theater and of language.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
