Oh yeah--that's looking at it from another angle and that's true. I mean, when it comes down to it you're right, they're fictional characters and the story needs all of them. It is fundamentally ridiculous to react to them as if they're real people in that way. That's why I think it's strange when occasionally people will act like you shouldn't criticize a character because you'll hurt his feelings or something, or that certain things shouldn't be brought up because, you know, the character is trying his best and just makes mistakes or whatever. That just seems kind of strange because what IS a character besides this fictional construct that we can analyze.
But if people *are* going to react to them as if they are real people, it makes sense that, just like they would in real life, they're not all going to agree on who drives them up a wall. It would be great if people could do both--on one hand know that X character has traits that drive you crazy and you can't stand, but otoh X performs this function in the narrative and has done these important or positive things.
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Date: 2004-08-31 09:00 am (UTC)But if people *are* going to react to them as if they are real people, it makes sense that, just like they would in real life, they're not all going to agree on who drives them up a wall. It would be great if people could do both--on one hand know that X character has traits that drive you crazy and you can't stand, but otoh X performs this function in the narrative and has done these important or positive things.