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Q&A How to change the readers opinion of a character?

So, I have a character who starts off a complete ass to everyone. She hates the world, especially the protagonist. Then again, she had no parents to her memory, her people are enslaved and continuo...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:54:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/45242
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kale Slade‭ · 2019-12-08T11:54:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
So, I have a character who starts off a complete ass to everyone. She hates the world, especially the protagonist. Then again, she had no parents to her memory, her people are enslaved and continuously abused, and she had her fair share of whacks from her previous masters.

Thing is, I want her to soften her heart through the course of the story. I want the readers to understand her story, and it's not like she doesn't care about anyone at all. She just is the tough love kind of girl. But I'm afraid that if I initially make her more an ass, then people won't like her, even if she changes.

This can be applied to any character, not just mine. I'm just using this character as an example.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-18T12:58:54Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 4