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A lot of people die in my story, some of them are parents. One of the main characters for example lost his father (and one brother) in a car crash when he was young, which he was a part of. He beca...
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System
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2019-12-08T08:33:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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noClue
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2019-12-08T08:33:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
A lot of people die in my story, some of them are parents. One of the main characters for example lost his father (and one brother) in a car crash when he was young, which he was a part of. He became partially deaf as a result. This happened before the start of the story. Then he loses his mother in the course of the story when he's an adult many years later. Can you go overboard with this? What are some of the things you should avoid if you use dead parents in the story? The main point is kinda to show how these losses affect one of the main characters, but I also don't want the dead loved ones to just seem like tools in the developement of one character. How can I use this trope well? Should I show them more and have them affect the story in other ways besides through their children?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-04-17T15:36:27Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 28