08-19-2025, 05:47 PM
Okay, after going off on a rant, I've been set straight that "character development" doesn't always mean the character has a "good" arc.
The character can "develop" by becoming evil or degrading in some other way. They can make unconventional choices. Any kind of change is apparently character development.
But I've always taken it to mean that there's gotta be some kind of moral LESSON. Some kinda "hero's journey" shit where the character figuratively climbs the mountain and reaches... SOMETHING.
I dunno. The whole concept just kind of annoys me.
But if a character can develop by unconventional means, you know, ANYTHING but marriage, having kids, all that stupid shit, then I am down with it.
The character can "develop" by becoming evil or degrading in some other way. They can make unconventional choices. Any kind of change is apparently character development.
But I've always taken it to mean that there's gotta be some kind of moral LESSON. Some kinda "hero's journey" shit where the character figuratively climbs the mountain and reaches... SOMETHING.
I dunno. The whole concept just kind of annoys me.
But if a character can develop by unconventional means, you know, ANYTHING but marriage, having kids, all that stupid shit, then I am down with it.
