Protagonist - is the main character
Antagonist - is the person or thing working against him or her
How to identify a Protagonist and an Antagonist
- Think about which character is central to the story. (protagonist)
- Think about which character (or what force) is acting against that central character (antagonist).
- Usually you can consider which character is good and which is bad.
- In most instances, the good character is the protagonist and the bad, or opposing character, is the antagonist.