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Anonymous Mon May 31 11:50:45 2010 No.733327 [Reply] [Original]

So /lit/, I'm thinking of writing a book about a Nazi scientist. The character wouldn't fully support Nazism, but he would not be against it. I'm not sure if this is a good idea - readers can't relate to him and would probably not like him for that reason. What does /lit/ think?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 11:52:45 2010 No.733330 sounds ok, go write it.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 11:52:45 2010 No.733331 A good author can make the reader relate, or at least sympathise with, any character.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 11:56:45 2010 No.733340 Fuck relatability. Make your characters interesting instead.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 11:57:45 2010 No.733342 yeah actually sounds good and kind of interesting.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 11:59:45 2010 No.733344 If Harry Potter can be successful, then anything is possible.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 12:00:45 2010 No.733348 ummm no if he's not against nazi he is a monster

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 12:01:45 2010 No.733349 I like books that make me sympathize with a "evil" character.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 12:05:45 2010 No.733356 >>733327 >readers can't relate to him Then you're a terrible writer. Your readers MUST be able to relate to him, even if he follows some philosophy that most of them find appalling.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 12:05:45 2010 No.733357 File: 2 KB, 210x187, asdf.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>733348 I hope you trolling.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 12:05:45 2010 No.733358 >>733348 You shouldn't always equate stupidity or ignorance with malice..

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 12:06:45 2010 No.733361 >>733358 fair point.

Anonymous Mon May 31 12:08:45 2010 No.733364

>>733331
This. But it really all depends on where you plan on going with this character. Is he someone seemingly caught up in unfortunate circumstances? Or is he someone who has a genuine interest in science but has to weigh his passion against his morals? Or is he a Josef Mengele type who has no qualms about performing unspeakable acts to accomplish his own selfish goals?

What you decide might dictate where your story goes.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 31 12:12:45 2010 No.733370 >>733349 Saw movies are pretty good for that. It's not a book, but just sayin.

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