Florence, Kentucky. Florence: An aerial shot of Turfway Park race track. Florence: An aerial shot of the interchange of Turfway Road and I-71/75. The white buildings arranged in a triangle are a Hilton hotel, and to the left, the cluster of orange buildings is St Luke Hospital West.
Definition. A protagonist is the main character in a work of literature or movie. With many characters surrounding the protagonist, finding that main character can sometimes be confusing.
A protagonist generally experiences some sort of change or transformation in his or her character throughout the story. This is the key defining characteristic of a protagonist. Also, the story really focuses on the protagonist. He or she is not a character that shows up once or twice and then disappears.