I need ideas for this backstory

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

It's 'entitled'? I mean, anyone can be entitled (or feel one), but not privileged. (Well, at least back here, we refer to those spoiled brats of politicians/rich families as 'privileged' pricks, and those guys are what I'm referring about.)

Edit: I looked up in the dictionary and I think it's indeed 'entitled'. Privileged and entitlement are synonymous, and in my place, both have negative connotations when referring to rich SOBs.

I can see why. I just know that some privileged don't act that way. But they certainly are more prone to entitlement.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

Though I'm making him the reason why the boy and the man met... But it's still too unnecessary... Hhmmm...maybe I can use him as a character development for the mc like... Being more cautious

Well, I've worked with rape/molestation victims before (my male and female students), and I'd say (from my observations) that they became distrustful of people, and suspicious of every deed done to them. Another consequence is that, they see themselves as 'unworthy' or 'dirty'. However, they are also more likely to get involved in sex, since they find it 'filling' the 'void' within themselves (based from my talks with them).

 

[TotallyHuman]

THIS ^

However, if you make it clear that the child formed a deep bond with the mother before life fell apart, then you have a case. Before the father leaves, make it clear that the mother was very attentive to the child, and she continued to be as attentive as humanly possible after the father left. The child should also be old enough to understand that the Mom needs to earn money to put food on the table.

Adding more detail to the mother/child relationship, it sounds like a permissive parenting style would produce the type of character you are looking for:

https://www.parentingforbrain.com/4-baumrind-parenting-styles/

In other words, literally fatherless behavior

 

[FaustVoncleave]

I really like this one!!! I've got an idea now <3

Imma try to read more comment though haha and thanks for your time sharing ya idea

Edit: I have added the caretaker in my story so I really can't change it now.

Though I'm making him the reason why the boy and the man met... But it's still too unnecessary... Hhmmm...maybe I can use him as a character development for the mc like... Being more cautious

Hmmm. If he's already a part of it, and writing him out is too troublesome, then it might still be enough to just minimize his role and mentions (I recommend this method if you plan to get the backstory over and done with in one to two chapters).

Alternatively, you could also enhance his role and make him the true fourth node of the mcs backstory, along with the mother, the person behind the accident, and the old man. With rape plots one of the best ways to enhance their weight, bear with me here as I know it's unpleasant, is to let it happen. While almost being raped is a traumatic experience that can f up anyones life, in terms of fiction it's a little weak for mc motivation. Mc backstories are often straight misery porn and comparison is inevitable. That said, I don't actually recommend this method unless you really want to explore the long term ramifications of rape on someone's psyche as one of the themes of the story, otherwise the use of it could potentially piss off a lot of people instead.
What I'd actually recommend, if you want to enhance his weight, is to have him appear good at first. Have him comfort the mc when he gets to the orphanage, even make the mc think maybe the place won't be so bad after all, that way the betrayal really hits when his true colors are revealed. This way, the caretaker isn't just a way for the mc and the man to meet, the mcs interactions with the caretaker will subtly color his interactions with the old man, make him wonder his goals and motives, have the mc always watching him for a double cross, earn that caution you want the mc to learn(I highly recommend this if you're planning to spend three or more chapters on the backstory.) If you're interesting in this method but don't want to spend that long on the backstory, a shortcut is to have the caretaker and mc already know each other. Maybe have him be a friend of the family, or maybe say mc and his mom used to do volunteer work at the orphanage(makes her more sympathetic too). to name a few examples. It'll cheapen the betrayal for the audience but not the mc, so his character actions will still make total sense and the caretaker would've become integral to his story.

These are just suggestions of course, you should write the story the way you feel resonates with your vision best, my only hope with these is that they may give you some ideas on the potential of the characters. I hope your story goes well and I get to see it some time man.

 

[ElijahRyne]

Warning: This story kind of contain rape or child abuse


So I've been trying to write a backstory of my mc.

I'm trying to achieve how he became an asshole or a horrible person.

So I started it as him being innocent. (His father left him at a young age and his mother is the only one taking care of him)
He can see his mother overworking himself for him and stuff, however, her mother got into a car accident and got blinded. (Fragment of glass went to her eyes)

Because of this, the mother can't take care of her son anymore so he was sent to an orphanage while the mother was sent to a hospital or a place where a person like her can be taken care of.

The boy then needed to live in the orphanage, however, the caretaker took a liking to his face and tried to rape him. Threatening him that he'll hurt his mother and stuff. But the boy got away, tomorrow that day was the day he'll meet his mother. He thought of telling it to his mother, only to see that his mother's health is slowly deteriorating. (Depression for being a useless mother...) The boy then didn't say what happened to him because he remembered the caretaker's threat and another reason was because he can't take it if her mother's health slowly deteriorated because of him. Like her being worried after what she has done for him.

Time ticked and he was about to go inside the orphanage again but instead of going there, he ran away as far as he could. Not wanting to go back anymore. But because of this, he met a man there.

(So at this point... I'm planning on making the man be the reason why the boy turned horrible)
-My next step here is to... Make the man help the boy imprison the caretaker... However, the boy asked for help again whether he could help his mother to heal her eyesight or what he needs to do to earn money so he could heal her. With this reason, the mc then gets influenced by the man and does horrible things to earn money for his mother

No need for an intricate backstory, there are many forms of assholery and horribleness. If you want them to be a slave holder, just have them be a heir or higher up of an international company/corporation. If you want a n—i then have them be raised racist and privileged only for them to lose, or believe they lost or might lose, some of the said privilege later in life. If you want him to be sexist have him grow up in an abusive family, have him listen to some provocateur, feel slighted by some ridiculous reason, and/or have him live in a culture where women are mocked for their success because that culture dictates the most unsuccessful man will trump the most successful woman on most issues. If you want them to be abrasive have them be betrayed by someone they trusted.

The way I see it, there are very few people who turn into assholes because they have had a shitty life, no, the opposite is more true. While there are most definitely exceptions, most assholes are so because they feel their privileges are being threatened or have been taken. So they use their privilege and/or violence to harm others around them. While shielding themselves with some aspect of their personality.

There is also the person who cares only for themselves. Sometimes they are akin to the people above, but also they might be oblivious to the people around them, or they may naturally just not care.