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Re:What makes a character memorable? by spats1990 on Saturday June 06, 2020 @05:38PM (#23442440)
An alternate approach: the Carrier Bag theory of fiction by Ursula Le Guin, which argues (gently) against "the hero's desires" and the Campbellian monomyth: https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=eJj4RlFKWCoC&lpg=PA149&o...
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Re:What makes a character memorable? by moonchild on Sunday June 07, 2020 @03:05AM (#23445388)
If that link doesn't work, try this https://www.deveron-projects.com/site_media/uploads/leguin.p...
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Re:What makes a character memorable? by pavelegorkin on Sunday June 07, 2020 @02:46AM (#23445317)
Yeah, her theory is awesome too. Need to write about it
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