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Compelling Unnamed Protagonists in Literature - Flavorwire

Sometimes misunderstood, other times preferring the cloak of anonymity, the unnamed protagonist has acted as the voice of many throughout literature. Here are ten compelling uses of the literary device.
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
Graham Greene
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Everyman
Everyman
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
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Roxana
Roxana
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Boys and Girls (Alice Munro)
Boys and Girls
Alice Munro
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The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
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Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
José Saramago
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Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
Chuck Palahniuk
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
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The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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Anthem
Anthem
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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
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We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)
We
Yevgeny Zamyatin
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In the Penal Colony
In the Penal Colony
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The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover
Marguerite Duras
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In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
Marcel Proust
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All Our Names (Dinaw Mengestu)
All Our Names
Dinaw Mengestu
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Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Remainder, by Tom McCarthy
Remainder, by Tom McCarthy
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The Unnamable (Samuel Beckett)
The Unnamable
Samuel Beckett
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Every Day If for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day If for the Thief
Teju Cole
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Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
Malcolm Lowry
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The Dog (Joseph O'Neill)
The Dog
Joseph O'Neill
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