Do stories need good characters?

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Anonymous Sat Sep 19 20:31:12 2020 No.16399417 [Reply] [Original]

Do stories need good characters?

Anonymous Sat Sep 19 21:04:14 2020 No.16399585

>>16399417
eh, not really. GRavity's Rainbow is a good example, all the characters suit the themes of the novel, they are like insects being pushed around, and it's ok that they are garbage. It's a great novel, not about the characters. I'd say Kafka similarly doesn't have good characters but works.

>>	Anonymous Sat Sep 19 21:05:31 2020 No.16399588 >>16399417 Good stories do

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