In Ancient Greek, the word <u>protagonist</u>, simply means the person who plays the chief role in any given events whether in real life or in a play. Going by the excerpts above,<em> it could be seen that, the issue of the burnt shop and Charles Cassie is what is the basis of argument between the lawyers on both sides and the Judge. </em>
The Judge was having a hard time on trying to come to the best judgement on who to believe regarding to the incident. Definitely, Charles happens to be the protagonist since he is the person playing the chief role.
Walter Cunningham's jaw muscle twitches because he is ashamed and self conscious about his low income. The teacher is new to Maycomb and is unaware of this economic difference that is present in Maycomb.
