the character i'm asking about in particular is my main protagonist deanna santos. she's multifaceted character, meaning there are several different sides to her. she possesses both manipulative and sensitive sides.
she is also the beautiful, rich "it girl" of my teen drama series. while she's popular and is pretty much the center of attention, she comes from an awful home life. her mother is cold and detahced and neglects her. her father sexually abused her as a child. so my question is basically do you think it's realistic or unrealistic for deanna to be the popular girl who comes from an awful home life and dark past? i just want your opinions.
also i would like your help on giving deanna some potential story lines. a rape story for deanna line would be far fetched considering what she's been through with her father. so i won't be including that for her character, but there will be a scene where she almost does get raped but she fights it off. other story line ideas i have for deanna are: eating disorder, pregnancy, and exploring her sexuality. if i do include deanna being part of pregnancy story line, i was thinking of making her the character who has two kids while still in high school. but that might be far fetched as well. i would really appreciate your help. if you have any ideas please post them :)
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with nearly 7 billion people in the world, anything can be realistic. common in general, maybe.. but not very common in your local area. take the people from all the real worlds, they all have very different lives (there is a lot of overlap in some cases, but not 100 % alike). as for all of what deanna will go through, it will happen over time and will be affected by her surrounding environment.
also note that popularity is rated on how well liked someone is. this means a person can be well liked by his or her peers and also be shy.
so yes, it is realistic; it's not like aliens are going to kidnap her! lol
sorry i haven't replied to your emails from awhile back; just been a bit lazy recently, and quite bothered by a few things, but i'll look at them tonight and reply :)
Dude, this is kind of messed up, but why don't you go with the whole sexuality thing and make it her MOM who abused her as a child because she was going through a bad time in her own life. And maybe now she doesn't anymore, she regrets it, things are cool, at least on the surface. But Deanna--like the name, by the way--remembers it all. And her mom, who's now distant with her, is getting remarried. Maybe the only way she can cope with things at home is to be someone she's not at school...
Which, I believe, will make her realistic. I'm no lit proffessor, but I think maybe someone's actions can be really crazy and over the top, yet still realistic. What matters--what makes them believable--is the motivation behind them, you know? As long as THEY think they're doing the right/smart/best thing to do, as long as they have a reason for what they're doing and you show us that reason, the situation makes total sense.
Whoa, that's a lot of typing. Sorry, dude...if you want to just skip over this whole thing, I'm totally cool with that...
Unrealistic. She sounds much like a Mary Sue.
But if you were to make her the most unpopular kid, that would be bad, too.
You should put her somewhere in the middle. Maybe make her good friends with the most popular girl instead. And give her a physical flaw, too. Like maybe she could have a big mole just below her chin.
Hope I've helped.
I would say she's unrealistic.
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realistic? listen all you have to do is "create reasons" that why is she famous . Create situations like like memory flash backs or situations which make the life totally different for her. Like some grandpa leaving her some big money before his death etc etc.
To make things look realistic you need to create reasons always keep that in mind.
yes the character is very realistic, actually i can relate... but anyways; my favorite thing to write in my series is the fight senses. they are Truly the funnest to write especially when my mom makes my brothers help act it out. but if i do not have any help i listen to a hard rock song... something from ozzy or nickelback maybe.
Unrealistic. BAM.
Hope I helped!