VLVL2 (4) Protagonist

[Tim Strzechowski]

Good question.

Up to this point, we've pretty much been following Zoyd's adventures and
daily encounters, and we've been privy to his pov for the most part.
However, as we know, P manipulates our expectations of protagonist (as seen
by the first 100 pages of GR, for example).

Here are 3 definitions that seem to relate to Zoyd:

" [...] In some literature today it may be difficult to decide who is
playing the role of the protagonist. For instance, in Othello,we could say
that Iago is the protagonist because he was at the center of all of the
play's controversy. But even if he was a main character, was he the lead
character? This ambiguity can lead to multiple interpretations of the same
work and different ways of appreciating a single piece of literature [...]"
http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm#p


[...] "Protagonist" is usually used when discussing the character's conflict
with another character (who is then the Antagonist). [...]
http://www.geocities.com/baja/9315/litterm.html


"The main character of a narrative; its central character who engages the
reader's interest and empathy."
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/literature/bedlit/glossary_p.htm


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