The document discusses using diverse ethnic backgrounds, ages, genders, social classes, and lifestyles for protagonists in stories to avoid stereotypes. It suggests the protagonist could be of a different ethnic background than typically seen, a woman dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, or someone living a sophisticated lifestyle rather than always portraying the working class or teenagers as reckless.

1. Asian
White
Black In our thriller
Protagonist the protagonist
is of an ethnic
Different
background
ethnic
backgrounds

2. Negative
representation
White
Protagonist
Pregnancy Boys
Female
Middle class
Teenagers
Stereotypically a
male

3. Teenagers
Middle age
Young adults
Middle class
Older - adults

4. Wealthy
Reckless
Middle
class
Violence
Sophisticated
Working
class
Teenagers
Lifestyle