protagonist

The "Weapons" and "Barbarian" filmmaker did so by leaning into the visual language of video games, shooting the film from the perspective of the protagonist, played by Austin Abrams.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Saramago elevates the quest of his menial protagonist through lofty narration, which merges with Senhor José’s own reflections in the journal he begins to keep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A morally questionable reporter-turned TV host is the protagonist of Lance Oppenheim's "Primetime", based on the real-life NBC television show "To Catch a Predator" that unmasked paedophiles after luring them to staged meetings with minors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

In fact, it’s so in love with its flawed protagonist that it can’t see he’s the least compelling character in the movie, an ambitious, arrogant, grasping, unscrupulous man we’ve met countless times before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

On the TV, Halliday guides his square protagonist into the game’s secret room, where the words created by warren robinett appear in the center of the screen.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Once the key protagonists in Premier League heavyweight contests, the Gunners would seemingly never contemplate allowing their top scorer to join United.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

While the lawyer protagonists are portrayed as the Davids trying to slay the giants, they aren’t entirely altruistic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Since they frequently fail, millennial protagonists suffer from a modern sort of arrested development.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Bestselling author Jessica Knoll’s protagonists mostly follow a specific pattern: They are women who have learned Not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Not even the chronology is described in conventional language: the century is an aging person, a contemporary of the story’s protagonists.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker