I’ve found that oftentimes authors idolize their characters. Obviously, there’s character development in most books and maybe there's not, and the character development is often seen as a de-idolization of that character admitting that yes they have a problem but that problem gets fixed so now what? Is the character now perfect- of course not but the author already fixed a problem why would they elaborate to fix another one? The story has ended, but in real life, the story doesn’t just end- you die. So when a book ends I wonder does that give readers a false sense of idolization towards the character. And in books where it doesn’t necessarily end or the character doesn't actually grow- are those the books that truly take talent? I’ve found that books that lack character development or a happy ending such as “The Coldest Winter Ever” By Sister Souljah are the ones that seem most relatable since most humans don’t receive book worthy happy endings at least in my experience. If you think about it life is a long and tiring book that ends with death. It has a few ups in between but is mostly just annoying occurrences that may or may not affect the character. Think about all that has led up to you now. In this moment. Reading this paper done by a random person who you have no clue if they know what they are talking about. Would you read a book about you? Would your book be fulfilled if it just ended at this moment? Now I really have no idea where this topic went but I hope I can leave you with something to think about.
