Can you name the protagonists from their novels?

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First names are accepted except when the name is given in the title (e.g. Ender's Game) or when two protagonists share the same first name.

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Novel	Protagonist
The Hobbit
The Shining
The Maltese Falcon
Gone with the Wind
Les Misérables
Murder on the Orient Express
Ender's Game
The Hunt for Red October
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fahrenheit 451
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Jungle Book
The Scarlet Letter
Around the World in 80 Days
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Silence of the Lambs
A Christmas Carol
The Grapes of Wrath

Novel	Protagonist
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Lord of the Flies
Casino Royale
Ulysses
Pride and Prejudice
Treasure Island
Through the Looking-Glass
The Da Vinci Code
The Catcher in the Rye
The Pilgrim's Progress
Last of the Mohicans
American Psycho
Lolita
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Metamorphosis
Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Protagonists by Novel Quiz

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Created Sep 23, 2010 in Literature
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	iwant2dance34:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 16:23 GMT		-3 points
	I kept trying Bob Cratchit for Christmas Carol. But I guess Scrooge's change of heart qualifies.

	pfrijiritr:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 16:25 GMT		5 points
	Too many where I only knew the first name. QQ.

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	scarequotes:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 16:33 GMT		4 points
	Great quiz. I'd quibble with Holly Golightly as the protagonist of Breakfast at Tiffany's -- it's really the narrator -- but I should've at least guessed Golightly rather than trying to remember George Peppard's character's name.

	aceking2340:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 16:35 GMT		33 points
	Good quiz, but why have us enter the first and/or last names for some characters, but for others have their first name only accepted? Obviously the characters with only first names don't count, but its just something that bothered me. Anywho, good quiz :)

	dicko:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 17:24 GMT		1 point
	good one, but could have done with another minute

	inhumandecency:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 17:25 GMT		15 points
	"One morning, as someone someone was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in his bed he had been changed into a monstrous vermin." Thanks a lot, brain. Also, punting on Pilgrim's Progress and typing "The Pilgrim" has unexpected results.

	jessbowen:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 17:45 GMT		4 points
	this is so much harder than guessing the novel given the protagonists!

	Athena13:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 18:24 GMT		3 points
	I agree with scarequotes that Holly Golightly isn't REALLY the protagonist of Breakfast At Tiffany's. None of the story is told from her point of view, and her motives are never explained, really. The real protagonist, in my opinion, is the narrator, who isn't given a name in the novella (he's Paul Varjak in the movie). I also think that putting Jack Torrance as the sole protagonist of The Shining isn't completely correct. What about Danny?

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	Svestus:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 18:37 GMT		6 points
	"Gregor Samsa awoke one morning to discover that he had been transformed into a giant cockroach..." Nah, too good.

	CarmineClash:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 18:41 GMT		9 points
	One could really argue that the protagonist of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is Watson. Holmes is missing for about half of the book.

	superball:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 19:01 GMT		10 points
	I was just being nonsensical when I started typing Christian Bale for American Psycho. I was pleasantly surprised.

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	Bobzco:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 19:50 GMT		2 points
	@js42109, Scout tells the story in first person from her perspective, so she is the main character. I saw the scarlet letter and immediately typed scarlett johansson.

	blove121:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 20:04 GMT		6 points
	Um, Jack Torrance as a protagonist? Try Danny.

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	Lulu:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 20:26 GMT		14 points
	How come you have to type 'Charlie Bucket' for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but the others take first name only?

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	mbc:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 22:27 GMT		3 points
	Maybe make us answer in order? I underservingly picked up The Maltese Falcon trying to answer for Metamorphosis, and I wouldn't be surprised if some people get Slaughterhouse-Five trying to answer Pilgrim's Progress. I liked it otherwise.

	shel99:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 22:30 GMT		7 points
	@Lulu - because Charlie is in the title! Same with Ender's Game.

	markyb:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 23:08 GMT		1 point
	It's too bad that Pilgrim's Progress is last on the list. This really is one of the greatest allegories of all time. It's remarkable that such a great piece of literature came from an uneducated, lowly tinker like Bunyan. Recommended reading for anyone who hasn't heard of it.

	daHOOK:	Feb 17th, 2011 at 23:25 GMT		6 points
	6072 Smith W is not accepted, even though that's what the government calls him

	Madknitter:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 01:56 GMT		1 point
	Christian Everyman is the name of the protagonist of Pilgrim's Progress.

	chikka2:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 02:29 GMT		1 point
	Last names were accpeted for all but Christian Everyman. Good quiz.

	atoratzy:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 07:24 GMT		1 point
	Guess I need to do more reading and less sporcle-ing

	stefa41:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 15:00 GMT		-1 points
	Nice quiz :) One could argue that any of the main group (Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Roger, Simon) should be acceptable for 'Lord of the Flies'. o.O

	Josh:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 15:28 GMT		2 points
	Man, I could've sworn the guy from Blade Runner (and also the book on which it was based) was named Decker.

	briskt:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 15:34 GMT		2 points
	Agreed, the protagonist of Hound of the Baskervilles is Watson.

	ClintT13:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 16:02 GMT		1 point
	For some reason I convinced myself the protagonist of Ulysses was "Booth". Just made up a similar name in my head I guess. Also, I started randomly typing names when I got to the last 30 seconds. Can anyone explain why "Andrews" got me "Ender Wiggin"?

	GaidinBDJ:	Feb 18th, 2011 at 18:38 GMT		1 point
	Seems like the definition of protagonist is a little different depending on how you interpret the various books.

	dyster:	Feb 19th, 2011 at 15:04 GMT		0 points
	Accepts "James" for James Bond, "Clarice" for Clarice Starling, but not "Charlie" for Charlie Bucket? Consistency?!?

	SpeedyY:	Feb 19th, 2011 at 22:43 GMT		2 points
	@dyster they didn't accept charlie cause its in the title so anyone who hasn't read the book could have guessed it. Also i really wish i knew how to spell mowgli earlier.

	RaptureQuinn:	Feb 20th, 2011 at 07:27 GMT		2 points
	Sooo frustrating! Somewhere in my mind I knew the electric sheep thing was Blade Runner! I knew The Count Of Monte Cristo was Edmond Dantes, but that slipped away. I watched Around The World In 80 Days a little while ago, too... Also, tried 'Jack' for The Shining. And forgot Sam Spade was from the Maltese Falcon, but I knew they were both Humphrey Bogart (which I also tried :p)