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Q&A Compelling story with the world as a villain

My main character is up against the world, or, rather, the world and reality are up against her. A good story is in some ways defined by its villain. 1984 personifies its villain by adding a repr...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Calypso Writes‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by Monica Cellio‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:46:59Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/47490
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Calypso Writes‭ · 2019-12-08T12:46:59Z (almost 5 years ago)
My main character is up against the world, or, rather, the world and reality are up against her. A good story is in some ways defined by its villain. 1984 personifies its villain by adding a representative of the oppressor, but in my story, there can be no such person.

With this in mind, can I build out the world and reality as a good villain?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-22T00:39:30Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 13