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From: "Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 08:17:57 -0500
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On 27/06/2024 15.52, Chris Buckley wrote:
> On 2024-06-27, Michael F. Stemper <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:

>> Did the protagonist in Delany's _Babel-17_ have a name? As I recall it, he
>> didn't even have the concept of "I".
> 
> _Babel-17- is a strong Favorite, even with its flaws. I couldn't remember
> for certain, so I had to re-read it. Thanks for the question!
> 
> I would say the protagonist is actually the female lead, Rydra Wong.

Yeah, you're probably right in that. The guy about whom I was thinking
was more of a McGuffin,  maybe? Or, maybe not; he did matter. What is
the right term for such a character?

-- 
Michael F. Stemper
Galatians 3:28