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I think that the answer depends on whether this is a, or the, main character in the story. The main character or main plot-driving character is the protagonist. Someone who opposes their goals is ...
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System
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2019-12-08T06:01:58Z (about 5 years ago)
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RamblingChicken
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2019-12-08T06:01:58Z (about 5 years ago)
I think that the answer depends on whether this is a, or the, main character in the story. The main character or main plot-driving character is the protagonist. Someone who opposes their goals is an antagonist--and often there is a "the antagonist" vibe, where the primary character opposing the protagonist is "the" antagonist. Now, it's not always this neat. _Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure_, for example, arguably has two protagonists. In the 1993 _The Fugitive_, Tommy Lee Jones' character is arguably the antagonist, except toward the end he turns around and he's helpful. In _The Great Gatsby_, the main plot-driving character, Gatsby, is separate from the character that we identify with, Nick Carraway. And so on. Nevertheless, I think that the designation of protagonist/antagonist depends on who the main plot-driving character is, whether the character you're trying to classify tends to champion or sabotage their goals, and how important that character is.
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System
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2018-10-22T23:54:34Z (about 6 years ago)
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