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As I was reading different stories, I came to wonder about what is better for the reader to identify with the character. Indeed, it is often unclear whether the MC (main character) is like the rea...
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character-development
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2019-12-08T05:13:26Z (over 4 years ago)
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System
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2019-12-08T05:13:26Z (over 4 years ago)
As I was reading different stories, I came to wonder about what is better for the reader to identify with the character. Indeed, it is often unclear whether the MC (main character) is like the reader or better than him because he is often both. Sometimes, the MC will easily find the answer to a complex problem (showing more cleverness than most readers), but sometimes he will react as 'stupidly' as most readers, or even worse (take the idiocy of most Shōnen manga MC for example). Another example is the 'ordinary world' of the story. It is common to see a weak MC, with all in all quite a pathetic life, or on the contrary for the MC to be a prince or something like that. I personally prefer smart MCs, but I guess it depends on the reader. So, what is better : a **MC similar to us** , or **better than us** in order for us to _identify_ ourselves with this character ?
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2016-04-26T07:02:19Z (about 8 years ago)
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