Best Protagonist--Nominations Closed

[Aaron]

This thread is for members to nominate characters for the Award for Best Protagonist. In order for a character to be eligible for nomination they must satisfy the definition of a protagonist listed below, and they must be a character from one of Stephen King's published works, including any of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Characters from titles published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman are also eligible.

To nominate a character for this category, simply post your choice in this thread. In order for a character to be placed onto the voting ballot for the Award the nominated character must be seconded and thirded, also in this thread. This is to ensure that we do not have an overly long list of contenders for the Award, and that--by virtue of the nomination process--each character listed on the ballot is guaranteed to have at least something of a following come voting time. Please note that you MUST clearly state in your post that you are seconding or thirding a nomination for it to count. Feel free to deliberate and discuss your choices in this thread.

While you may second or third a nomination more than once, we ask that there be only one new nomination per member.

Protagonist- The leading character, hero, or heroine in a literary work.

[mae]

Ralph Roberts in Insomnia.

[jayson]

Jack Sawyer - The Talisman & Black House

[The Lady of Shadows]

:panic:

i can't decide, i can't decide

[Sam]

I second Ralph Roberts.

[Sam]

I nominate Roland Deschain. Who says yes with me?

[Woofer]

I second Roland Deschain.

I'd like to nominate Nick Andros.

[Brice]

I'll second Jack Sawyer and Nick Andros. I'll third Roland and Ralph Roberts.

[gsvec]

I'll third Jack & Nick (but not Jack Nicholson).

[Jean]

Nominating:

Johnny Smith (The Dead Zone)
Ben (It) (or does he count as a supporting character? I think the whole ka-tet were protagonists, weren't they?)
Richie Tozier (ditto)
Stuart Redman (The Stand)
Larry Underwood (ditto)

[stone, rose, unfound door]

I second Ben and Richie and I third or fourth (whatever) Nick and Roland.

[razz]

weird. i thought i already nominated Ben. We was my favorite loser.
I third him.

[ladysai]

I second Stu Redman,
and nominate Paul Edgecombe from The Green Mile.
(Edgecomb/Edgecombe?...whatever...y'all know who I mean!)

[Aaron]

Only one actual nomination per member, Jean. Which is your top pick?

[Darkthoughts]

Can we have The Loser's Club as one entry? If so, I second it.

I third Jack Sawyer, Roland Deschain and Ralph Roberts.

I'd like to nominate Trisha MacFarland from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. She was tough as nails :cool:

[Heather19]

And if that's possible I will third The Losers Club.

[Jean]

Only one actual nomination per member, Jean. Which is your top pick?
OOps... it's Larry Underwood, then - I hope the ones that have been seconded and thirded would count as nominated then, right? Only nominated by the people who seconded them, not the bear

(I am afraid I did the same in those other threads, too http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif)

[Daghain]

I'll third Stu Redman. :)

[jayson]

I will second Larry Underwood. My favorite character in The Stand. He's a righteous man.

[Randall Flagg]

I will second Larry Underwood. My favorite character in The Stand. He's a righteous man.
Third

[Randall Flagg]

Nominate Danny from The Shining

[ladysai]

I second Danny.

[gsvec]

I nominate Trisha McFarland from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.

[Daghain]

Third Danny.

[Armand St Pierre]

Jake Chambers.

[Daghain]

He'd be best supporting, not protagonist. :)

[Jean]

I nominate Trisha McFarland from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
seconded!!!

[Aaron]

Jake Chambers.

Daghain is correct, Jake would be a supporting character. Roland would be the protagonist.

[mae]

Trisha thirded.

[CRinVA]

Jack Sawyer!

[ladysai]

I'll second Jack.

[jayson]

Jack Sawyer!


I'll second Jack.

Actually you thirded him, CR seconded him. I nominated him earlier in the thread. :)

[Aaron]

I'm actually pretty sure she fifth or sixthed it at this point. :lol:

I actually predict Jack Sawyer to be the winner of this award.

[jayson]

I actually predict Jack Sawyer to be the winner of this award.

I think you may be right on that call, though I suspect he will get some competition from a certain dude from Gilead.

[Aaron]

Yeah, those Gunslingers are always stirring up trouble. <_<

[Ves'Ka Gan]

I nominate Thad Beaumont from The Dark Half.

[The Lady of Shadows]

i'll second thad

(there now, are you happy ves? :lol:)

[Randall Flagg]

Third Thad

[theBeamisHome]

ohhhh the indecision... ummm i think i'll fourth Thad.

I nominate Rosie

[mae]

Rosie from Rose Madder? Seconded.

[theBeamisHome]

Rosie from Rose Madder? Seconded.

yes, i couldn't for the life of me think of her or Norman's last name... i really need a reread :lol:

[mae]

Daniels, I believe.

[Aaron]

Yuppers.

[theBeamisHome]

Daniels!!! yes! lol thank you! that was gonna bother me all day.

[Tiffany]

I'll seventh Jack Sawyer.

[lophophoras]

Mother Abigail

[pathoftheturtle]

Is there a decision yet on who's the specific protagonist of It? I'd say Bill Denbrough, myself, but it's cool if you're officially going with the idea to use all of the Losers as one.

[Jean]

Is there a decision yet on who's the specific protagonist of It? I'd say Bill Denbrough, myself, but it's cool if you're officially going with the idea to use all of the Losers as one.
I think (hope) it has been decided it's the ka-tet.

[Heather19]

I agree with Jean, I really hope we can go with "The Loser's Club". I've always kinda seen them as a whole, and I'd feel bad about tearing them apart.

[Jean]

So far have been nominated (the sign of plus means they have also been seconded/thirded etc):

Ralph Roberts +
Jack Sawyer +
Roland Deschain +
The Losers +
Stu Redman +
Larry Underwood +
Paul Edgecombe
Trisha MacFarland +
Danny +
Thad Beaumont
Rosie Daniels +

[Jean]

Attention: "1" means the character hasn't been seconded yet!

Ralph Roberts 4
Jack Sawyer 7
Roland Deschain 4
The Losers 4
Stu Redman 2
Larry Underwood 3
Paul Edgecombe 1
Trisha MacFarland 4
Danny 3
Thad Beaumont 3
Rose Daniels 2
Jonathan (Johnny) Marinville 5

[Brice]

Third Stu and Rose and second Paul Edgecombe.

[Jean]

I hate to push*, but won't anybody nominate Edgar Freemantle? I would have, but I've already spent my nomination on someone who could as well do without me (Larry Underwood)


*Liar! liar!!!

[Heather19]

I will gladly nominate Edgar Freemantle. I feel ashamed for not having thought of it myself. He's one of my favorite characters that King has created. I know he has his flaws but I just absolutely fell in love with him while reading Duma Key.

[jayson]

I'll second Edgar, though really it's thirding him as Jean gets an automatic second on this one.

[Randall Flagg]

Just in case, third Edgar Freemantle.

[The Lady of Shadows]

so can i nominate ted brautigan?

[jayson]

I don't see why not Turtlesong. I would certainly consider Ted the protagonist of Low Men in Yellow Coats.

If he counts, I'll second Ted.

[Jean]

ohh gr gr gr, someone already nominated him as Secondary... I'll attend to all updates tomorrow morning (about 24 hours from now)

[jayson]

ohh gr gr gr, someone already nominated him as Secondary... I'll attend to all updates tomorrow morning (about 24 hours from now)

Can he not be both? He is secondary in DT-7, but a protagonist in Hearts in Atlantis. I don't understand why we can't judge characters independently in each of the works they are in. I have the same issue with Flagg, but I didn't want to make a big deal of it.

[Brice]

I actually agree with Jayson on this. In some stories characters are major and in others they are tertiary.

[ladysai]

I dont see why Ted Brautigan couldnt be voted upon in two categories.
He played two different roles in two different published works, so both roles should be considered.

I dont mean to make the organization of the threads more confusing,
it just seems to make sense that the character get recognition for having performed in both roles. Some people may think Ted was a lousy main character, but an awesome supporting character.

[Aaron]

Ted Brautigan shouldn't be technically a protagonist. The reason being that he did not appear throughout the entirety of Hearts in Atlantis, and he was still just a supporting character in Low Men in Yellow Coats, because Bobby Garfield is the character that the story centered around. And if you really take the entire book as a whole, it was about all of these different people and their relationships with Carol Gerber. It is part of the reason that I love the book so much. Because it is the only book I've ever read where the story is never told from the POV of the central character, which is Carol.

That is just my opinion. If you read over the eligibility for a protagonist, I just don't think that Ted meets all of the requirements.

As far as the Loser's Club goes, though, I would say that they all are protagonists except for Stan Uris, since he didn't live (in the present tense) past the first third of the book. He had no direct affect on the outcome. So people could technically nominate any of them except for him.

[Brice]

I nominate Stan Uris...just cause you said we can't. :nope:



:P

[Aaron]

:lol:

DENIED!

[Brice]

:nope: Oh, come on! The only thing keeping him from being a protagonist and keeping him from being heroic even is that he killed himself in fear. :rofl:


Besides, noone else is gonna' vote for the Loser.

[Aaron]

:P

[jayson]

That is just my opinion. If you read over the eligibility for a protagonist, I just don't think that Ted meets all of the requirements.

That was actually a pretty convincing argument. Makes sense to me. Sorry Ted.

[The Lady of Shadows]

okay, that logic makes sense to me as well. sorry ted. back to minor status with you.
:P < ----- directed to ted not you guys. :D

[Jean]

Attention: "1" means the character hasn't been seconded yet!

Ralph Roberts 4
Jack Sawyer 7
Roland Deschain 4
The Losers 4
Stu Redman 2
Larry Underwood 3
Paul Edgecombe 1
Trisha MacFarland 4
Danny 3
Thad Beaumont 3
Rose Daniels 2
Jonathan (Johnny) Marinville 5
Edgar Freemantle 4

[Jean]

Have counted additional Brautigan votes in Supporting. Haven't included Stan anywhere yet.

[mae]

I second Edgecombe.

[Brice]

I'll third Paul, Stu, and Rosey.

[stone, rose, unfound door]

What is Nick Andros's status according to you guys ? I thought he was as important as Larry Underwood.

[Brice]

Personally I agree, but I think they are not counting him as a protagonist for this...or at least not a major one.

[Jean]

Attention: "1" means the character hasn't been seconded yet!

Ralph Roberts 4
Jack Sawyer 7
Roland Deschain 4
The Losers 4
Stu Redman 3
Larry Underwood 3
Paul Edgecombe 3
Trisha MacFarland 4
Danny 3
Thad Beaumont 3
Rose Daniels 3
Jonathan (Johnny) Marinville 5
Edgar Freemantle 4

[Jean]

What is Nick Andros's status according to you guys ? I thought he was as important as Larry Underwood.


Personally I agree, but I think they are not counting him as a protagonist for this...or at least not a major one.

Aaron produced a quite sound argument on why Nick isn't the protagonist, so we moved him to Supporting.

[pathoftheturtle]

I nominate David Carver from Desperation.

[ksmithcats]

This is tough. I love Jack Sawyer more, but I'm in love with Stu, so I guess he gets my vote. "fourth" for Stu

[Jean]

Attention: "1" means the character hasn't been seconded yet!

Ralph Roberts 4
Jack Sawyer 7
Roland Deschain 4
The Losers 4
Stu Redman 4
Larry Underwood 3
Paul Edgecombe 3
Trisha MacFarland 4
Danny 3
Thad Beaumont 3
Rose Daniels 3
Jonathan (Johnny) Marinville 5
Edgar Freemantle 4
David Carver 1

[Aaron]

Nominations for this category close later today.