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What I've found in most books I've read is that the protagonist is "normal" and/or "average" (at least in the beginning). I believe this is because most readers should be able to relate to the prot...
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System
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2019-12-08T04:04:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Niffler
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2019-12-08T04:04:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
What I've found in most books I've read is that the protagonist is "normal" and/or "average" (at least in the beginning). I believe this is because most readers should be able to relate to the protagonist and if (s)he was superior or simply weird it wouldn't be as relatable. I also read somewhere that your characters can be as weird/crazy/superior etc. as you want them, the only exception is the protagonist who should be more normal/average. Imagine a work of fiction (classic fantasy/scifi) where **the protagonist is the healthy good guy hero** (and not an 'American Psycho' or anything like that). 1. Would the story work if it was written from the protagonist's point of view and (s)he was: 2. How different from the average can I make my protagonist (if the story is from his/her point of view) without making him/her unrelatable?
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System
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2015-02-25T13:56:53Z (over 9 years ago)
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