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One example I can think of for a truly reactive protagonist is Arthur Dent in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. For the most part, he is basically dragged around as events happen around and to h...
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System
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2019-12-08T10:01:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
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G. Anderson
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2019-12-08T10:01:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
One example I can think of for a truly reactive protagonist is Arthur Dent in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. For the most part, he is basically dragged around as events happen around and to him. He even remarks on it in the second book: > "No, I'm very ordinary," said Arthur, "but some very strange things have happened to me. You could say I'm more differed from than differing." In this case, though, I'd say that it's done intentionally as a juxtaposition against the wild and exciting universe for comedic effect. If you were to take that story and tell it as a serious dramatic novel, I'd imagine many readers wanting to shake Arthur by the shoulders and yell at him to actually _do_ something.
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System
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2018-10-25T15:11:35Z (about 6 years ago)
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