tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post1041444087536271986..comments2023-10-25T03:32:06.815-07:00Comments on brian's blog: Diary of a Writer: Bad Things to Good PeopleBrian Yanskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338795130182877245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-71907002148614209472009-07-25T18:00:40.118-07:002009-07-25T18:00:40.118-07:00Absolutely. I'd prefer to have only good thin...Absolutely. I'd prefer to have only good things happen to my characters but there really wouldn't be any story then.Brian Yanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338795130182877245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6967308592064240861.post-29919141840329826932009-07-24T09:10:15.272-07:002009-07-24T09:10:15.272-07:00This is a very interesting post that one could go ...This is a very interesting post that one could go into a huge debate about in a number of directions. I know what you mean about having to let the bad things happen. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much you love a character. They might just have to be put through hell for the story to work. From a fictional stand point, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO wouldn't have been such a brilliant story if Edmund Dantes had just become a ship captain, and not had his entire life ripped away from him. From a religious side, the story of Jesus wouldn't have nearly same implications if He simply died of old age in a cave somewhere.<br /><br />Oftentimes, how the character (or even person in reality like with FDR) suffers is the most distinctive thing about them. Take that away out of love and you lose what makes Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Tale of Genji, and so many other things so interesting.Taylor K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03154871212197584947noreply@blogger.com