![]() ![]() ![]() So you look at what a character is doing. He's there because the writers felt he was necessary for contrast, and that they weren't confident that their story, by itself, would be contrasted against the other stories in their genre so they needed to internalize this conflict, despite having a wealth of other characters and circumstances they could have used to make their point. It has to be that character that performs that betrayal, because it has to undercut the concept of traditional fairy tale romance to set up the real love story, the love shared by the two sisters. This character actually feels very wedged into the story but their function there is very deliberate and purposeful even if clumsy. For instance, the betrayal by the fiance in the movie Frozen. For instance, frequently the actions done in many stories could have been performed by a great many characters, and the character chosen to actually do them is incredibly telling. The actions of the character reveal their true biases and priorities and often in subtler ways than you might imagine. ![]() It's really interesting to pay attention to characters in books and stories, and even people in real life. I just honestly didn't think it was possible to learn to dislike someone so much so quickly. ![]()
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