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Q&A Is it okay to write a story where the protagonist is a Terrorist?

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. In other words, your main character probably doesn't see himself as a terrorist, so a first-person or close third-person story focusing on tha...

posted 6y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:42:11Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/35797
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T08:42:11Z (over 4 years ago)
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. In other words, your main character _probably_ doesn't see _himself_ as a terrorist, so a first-person or close third-person story focusing on that character can present something more nuanced than "terrorist, ick". I've read stories where _I_ know the main character is reprehensible in some way -- terrorist, serial killer, torturer -- but the story is still interesting. Not all fiction requires that the reader see himself in the main character.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-02T02:02:04Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 14