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I want to root for the protagonist. I want to feel the weight of his burdens so I can turn around and celebrate with him when he overcomes them. However, occasionally I come across a protagonist wh...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T07:00:13Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/30184 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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user2859458
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2019-12-08T07:00:13Z (over 4 years ago)
I want to root for the protagonist. I want to feel the weight of his burdens so I can turn around and celebrate with him when he overcomes them. However, occasionally I come across a protagonist who is so unbelievably stupid and useless I just can't bring myself to feel bad for him. So it's a natural puzzle to me when other authors employ a protagonist who offers no comic relief, has no skills, relies on everyone else to solve the simplest of problems, and says so many dumb things my palm starts rubbing the skin off my forehead. What does a protagonist like this add to the story?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-09-11T22:26:18Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 6