Thursday, June 16, 2011

Science fiction and fantasy for young readers - Part Eleven - Character Creation


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In science fiction, fantasy and children's literature, you can identify the main characters, the reader, even if they have an incredible adventure. Similarly, the cast of secondary characters that appear realistic. Perhaps grotesque monsters, mythical animals, aliens with two heads and seven arms, robots or androids, but even if they are not people, they have depth, as a sign that if they play more of a superficial role in history.Well developed in any situation that may seem, is rarely forgotten and still very popular among readers.

Of course, some basic character types are familiar to us as the witch or an evil sorcerer, the reluctant hero, the prince or a princess in exile, the wise counselors, the noble king, the faithful lieutenant, the science adviser to the sick with its wonderful inventions forgotten, and much more. But the inhabitants of the imaginary worldshould not just be carbon copies of these occur frequently in the past. It should not simply try to match the characters and personalities that have had success recently as Harry Potter, for example. A major challenge for science fiction for children and fantasy author, writing for teenagers and adults is to ensure that their characters more than cardboard cutouts of voids and cavities, which in reality come alive for readers.This can definitely be very problematic when the human character that is all. However, it does not seem as real as any other person who has ever created a work of fiction, whether children or adults. You need a personality, aspects that we can identify and sympathize with us, likes and dislikes, gestures, quirks, and so on, all to make them unique as individuals, even when used, not a human.

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