Question

Who is likely to be the main character in a memoir (the protagonist)? A fictional character who struggles against some problem An all-knowing narrator The author of the memoir The main enemy of the memoir's author

Answer 1

A fictional character who struggles against a problem or the author. Both are likely because many memoirs don't directly tell us the story, but the main character is either based off of the author or someone the author knows.

Answer 2

A fictional character who struggles against some problem is likely to be the main character in a memoir (the protagonist).

Memoir comes from the French word mémoire that means memory. This literary technique tells a story about someone's life. It focuses mainly on some particular theme or the protagonist's time of life. It is told in the first person singular, and include flashback or background information. The main character may be facing a turning point in life or an important problem that is common to most people.