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.
In literature, a protagonist and antagonist are archetypal characters that serve as focal points to portray two sides of a conflict. Archetypes are a symbol or motif of a typical example of a thing or person. Differences between the two characters are defined by the roles the two play within a story.