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  • Both Franklin and Bukiet implicitly testify here to the success with which Littell has given over the novel to his protagonist's Weltenschauung, a word Aue himself uses frequently, even if they also find that aesthetic act objectionable.

    Translated Texts 2010

  • But not only does the novel resolutely refuse to disclose the source of the protagonist's dilemma, it becomes clear rather early on that the source of this dilemma is really beside the point.

    Translated Texts 2010

  • Kmart also pushed Alloy to change the protagonist's original name, Bree, to which it thought its customers wouldn't relate.

    Lights, Camera, Advertisements Sam Schechner 2011

  • From very young, it was apparent that the protagonist's purpose in life was to marry once she was able to conceive so that she could begin giving birth, hopefully to sons, which was to help bring about the Messiah's arrival.

    Carol Hoenig: How a Grandmother's Unfulfilled Destiny Inspired a Captivating Novel Carol Hoenig 2011

  • "The strengths of the book, as with Smith's better known No. 1 Ladies 'Detective series, lie in its protagonist's determination to treat others without judgmentand in the author's revealing glimpses into the human soul."

    The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander Mccall Smith: Book summary 2010

  • The setting can mirror your protagonist's mind and soul—leaves in the pool, rotting flowers and coconut husks—but it should do more than sit there.

    Setting the Scene for 'The Descendants' Kaui Hart Hemmings 2012

  • This is, by the way, the very first reader, to my knowledge to hit upon the origin of the protagonist's name, that I borrowed it (albeit in a slightly altered form) from Frances Hodgson Burnett.

    Call it what you will. greygirlbeast 2010

  • This is, by the way, the very first reader, to my knowledge to hit upon the origin of the protagonist's name, that I borrowed it (albeit in a slightly altered form) from Frances Hodgson Burnett.

    Call it what you will. greygirlbeast 2010

  • I was living in Cambridge, going to MIT, when I read the story where the horrible monster was chasing the protagonist through a tunnel, and the protagonist's deteriorating mind was screaming Harvard!

    Everyday Life in Postapocalyptic America ellen_datlow 2010

  • From very young, it was apparent that the protagonist's purpose in life was to marry once she was able to conceive so that she could begin giving birth, hopefully to sons, which was to help bring about the Messiah's arrival.

    Carol Hoenig: How a Grandmother's Unfulfilled Destiny Inspired a Captivating Novel Carol Hoenig 2011

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