Talk:Aurora/@comment-4084782-20110927161413/@comment-3451297-20110927203910

The protagonist is simply the main character of a story. The term "protagonist" is not determined by heroic actions, or vigorous activity. Of course, back in the 50's, the role a female (especially a princess) was well overlooked in a story, but since Aurora is the main character (all events in the story revolve around her), she is the protagonist. The title character simply has to do with whether or not the protagonists name is in the title (Pocahontas, Mulan, Cinderella). I'm not sure if Aurora counts, because the title of the film is "Sleeping Beauty", not "Aurora", and I don't recall Aurora being called "Sleeping Beauty" in the film. My bottom line is, it's not up to us to determine who the protagonist of a story is, even if we feel he/she is "underdeveloped" (a term I have to disagree with in this context).