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Q&A Can I make a character make a philosophic observation or say their opinion, even if it's unnecessary for the plot/story?

I have a character in my story who has the habit of making philosophic observations about life and the functioning of things, or his opinion/vision about something. Although most of his observati...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Yuuza‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:26:41Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/34718
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Yuuza‭ · 2019-12-08T08:26:41Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have a character in my story who has the habit of making philosophic observations about life and the functioning of things, or his opinion/vision about something.

Although most of his observations make the story better with them, some don't or not much, but they also don't make it worse, it's simply dispensable.

I, however, added these "unnecessary" observations because I found them interesting and fitting in the context of the situation, but they don't help progress the plot or add to the story, it's just his observation.

So can I add/keep these or should I keep only what is necessary?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-03-31T07:02:47Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 16