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- In "The Gold-Bug," the protagonist discovers and attempts to solve a cryptogram, which he hopes will lead him to buried treasure.
p. 347.5protagonist = main character in a work of fiction
- Some classify "The Gold-Bug" as one of Poe's detective stories because the narrator and protagonist work like detectives to unravel the mystery of the gold-bug and decipher the encrypted message.
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Definitions:
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(1)
(protagonist) the main character in a work of fiction
or more rarely:
an important supporter or main figure of someone or something - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)