The protagonist can also be called the hero or main character, but these terms are imprecise, and for some stories, plainly false. the protagonist of macbeth, for example, is clearly not a hero. nick carraway is the main character of the great gatsby but he is not the protagonist. get it? a resolution is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out. this occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends. so i need more info to you, what novel are we exactly talking about here? did you write and short story that you need to explain?