LostinMovement
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According to you, what are the certain pet peeves and mistakes that a writer should not fall into when crafting their protagonist ?
Characters with a political opinion. Period.
I can stand a lot of shit. But being a goody two shoes, saying naive things, doing naive things...thats what i hate. Like its cute if lolies do it. But in a male mc? Yeah don't fucking get me started on the hero types who never REALLY finish the job cuz morals suddenly become more important that actually helping long termAccording to you, what are the certain pet peeves and mistakes that a writer should not fall into when crafting their protagonist ?
@Imbreak so are you ok if the MC confess that he is a hypocrite to the reader? Like, just drop a line say "Ima hypocrite," in a self condoning manner, not sarcastic tone.In the end it depends on the readers themselves. In my story, a lot of people like the MC being powerful, yet vulnerable to some things but there are people who just says that the MC is beta or weak or a coward -_-
For me, an unlikeable MC is a hypocryte. Others, I can still ignore and enjoy the story, but when he becomes a hypocryte, that's it.
I actually like if Gender Bias is portrayed in the novel, but like... It needs to make sense.2. Gender bias. Except in purely physical matters of heavy labor and sexual preference, gender doesn't matter(unless it's a societal plot point like the Drow in D&D or chauvinists). The best martial artist where I live, is a tiny 5'2" Chinese woman named Grace. She knows and teaches Kung Fu, Aikido, Judo, Karate, and Tai chi. Oh, and she plays violin. My uncle, who has his own Dojo, claims there's no one in the city who could beat her.
For example, if I see a medi-fantasy novel with women and men being treated equally and working fine... I use my suspension of disbelief to consider that okay.
On the other hand, if I see a medi-fantasy novel a reincarnated Female Protagonist that has to deal with men thinking she is unable to do jobs that she is perfectly capable of, simply because she is a girl... This will get me a lot more interested in the novel~
Having the novel depict actual historical problems caused by gender bias is something that gets me hooked really easily~