The protagonist of The Lions of Little Rock is the twelve-year-old white girl Marlee. The story is about friendship and segregation, involving Marlee and a black girl, Liz.
The antagonist, which plays the role of opposition for the protagonist is the brother of JT, a boy for whom Marlee had a crush on, his name is Red, a racist teenager that try to assault Liz many times.
The antagonist is RED.