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Protagonist — Eduqas GCSE Film Studies Definition

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GCSE Film Studies · key term

Protagonist

Definition

The central character whose experiences and actions organise a story.

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Eduqas GCSE Film Studies · C670

Component 1

Sam and the Frog brothers supply help, while Michael occupies the unstable position of a protagonist drawn towards the antagonists.
Revise: Comparing Dracula and The Lost Boys
The central character whose actions organise the main story.
Revise: Ferris Bueller's Day Off: contexts, genre and narrative

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Genre convention
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The central character whose experiences organise the story.

Revise: Comparing Rebel Without a Cause and Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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