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Q&A Does my protagonist need to be the most important character?

Here's an example from television, which while not in print media, is nonetheless a story: On an old episode of Babylon 5, a fleet from really far away invades. The Babylon 5 crew must scramble f...

posted 4y ago by Jennifer‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:07:13Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jennifer‭ · 2019-12-08T13:07:13Z (over 4 years ago)
Here's an example from television, which while not in print media, is nonetheless a story:

On an old episode of Babylon 5, a fleet from really far away invades. The Babylon 5 crew must scramble fighters and fight them off, but that just becomes a backdrop for two maintenance men to run around and show us what THEIR working life is like. While clearly not the most important people on the space station, the story IS all about them.

Having said that, doesn't making the story about someone(s) _automatically_ make them the most important, just for that story? I'm getting semantical here.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-09T16:02:41Z (over 4 years ago)
Original score: 1