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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
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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!!!
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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.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I'll second Edgar, though really it's thirding him as Jean gets an automatic second on this one.
Just in case, third Edgar Freemantle.
so can i nominate ted brautigan?
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.
ohh gr gr gr, someone already nominated him as Secondary... I'll attend to all updates tomorrow morning (about 24 hours from now)
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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.Originally Posted by Jean
I actually agree with Jayson on this. In some stories characters are major and in others they are tertiary.
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.
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.
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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.
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That was actually a pretty convincing argument. Makes sense to me. Sorry Ted.
okay, that logic makes sense to me as well. sorry ted. back to minor status with you.
< ----- directed to ted not you guys.
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
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When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
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Have counted additional Brautigan votes in Supporting. Haven't included Stan anywhere yet.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I second Edgecombe.
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.
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