Protagonist facts for kids
A protagonist is the main character of a story. It can be used for any kind of story: in literature, a movie, a television show or a play. The protagonist is also called the central character or main character and is often the hero of the story.
Protagonists are usually moral, helping other characters to change their badness to become good again, or killing the bad characters. This is not always the case. For example, the protagonist in Psycho isn't nice.
The protagonist's name can sometimes be in the title of the fiction he or she is in, for example:
- In Harry Potter, Harry Potter is the protagonist.
- In the animes Naruto and InuYasha, Naruto and Inuyasha are the protagonists.
- In the Mario and Sonic Games, Mario and Sonic are the protagonists.
Images for kids
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Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. William Morris Hunt, oil on canvas, c. 1864
See also
In Spanish: Protagonista para niños
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