Hate the Character or the way in which it was Crafted
I was reminded of a discussion I had in a lit class many a year ago. A fellow student went on and on about how she "just hated" a character. For the life of me I cannot remember what character she despised or even what piece of literature we were reading at the time. I remember asking her in a class discussion if she actually hated the character or the way in which it was crafted. I do remember I didn't have a strong opinion of the character, so wasn't able to fully pursue an answer on my own. After a class discussion we all agreed that our fellow classmate enjoyed how the character was created, but not the character. Having no strong opinion either way, I could have argued that it wasn't well crafted. I can't even remember it. (It will bug me until my swiss cheese brain coughs up the info I need, but doubt that will happen. I think my classmate's intense reaction to the character was what burrowed into my brain.)
I think one of my favorite examples of this is Dolores Umbridge from HP Order of the Phoenix. I hated her. I hated her with a passion. I wanted to punch my book. I always said that HPOP was my least favorite book because I hated the character so much. Then I realized that Harry despised her and had a better reason to than I. Hated the actual being of the character, but looking back I can say I love how she was crafted. The fact that the antagonist could create such strong feelings for me is a wonderful sign of how well the part was written. I had to respect the character, not her role in the book though. This realization makes me want to reread the book again.
To another degree I will say I read some awful chick lit after college to dumb myself down a little. (worked pretty well) I remember a few characters in books bound in pink that were underdeveloped. I liked them and I wanted them to have their happy ending. I would have cared more I think if some of them were given more depth.
Can you think of any characters that were crafted so well, but you just despised? Also, were there any characters that you liked, but were poorly written and just don't care? Or does that really even exist? Can you truly like a character even though it was poorly written? I'm sure teenage girls and Twilight Moms could talk about that. (I kid. I kid.)
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Originally Posted by Plan9
She probably tastes like cheap beer and smells like a jockstrap.
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