I just finished *The Awakening* by Kate Chopin the other day. I really loved the book and its challenge of social conventions and gender roles. Edna, the book’s complex protagonist, commits, at the very least, a morally ambiguous act: >!she has an affair with another man.!<
Of course, books don’t need to have protagonists who do the “right thing,” or even protagonists who are generally likeable. These sorts of characters can push boundaries, challenge conventions, or push the plot forward in exciting ways. They can change over time or change the world around them.
I’d love to hear about some of your favorite protagonists who have questionable morals or villainous tendencies!
by OTO-Nate
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Patrick Bateman. He kills people and tortures women, but at least he has good intentions politically: he is against racism, in favor of equality between men and women and wants to end poverty and hunger. 🙂