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Article #1140Re: Intersting point?
From: John Eras
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:08
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:08
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In article <92322.122322KVJLC@ASUACAD.BITNET> KVJLC@ASUACAD.BITNET (Jon L. Campbell) writes: > I re-read a posting from Fred about the characters in his novel > and it got me to thinking. I wondered about the depth of his antagonist > and had a couple of questions someone out there might want to answer. > > 1.) If an antagonist is supposed to be the opposite of the protagonist, > then if the protagonist was a jerk wouldn't the antagonist be more > reasonable? > > - This part I don't understand. Is it necessary to have a protagonist > in the story who is the reflection of good? > > - Can't a protagonist be a jerk sometimes or should the character > be above reproach? The protagonist is simply the main character, not necessarily the hero, so he can be as big a jerk as you like (in which case I guess you would call him an antihero). The antagonist is someone who works against or is hostile to the protagonist, and he can also be as big a jerk as you like. You'd probably have a pretty funky story, though, if both of them were jerks. -- jeras@us.oracle.com
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