Timeline for On Characters' Motivations
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| Dec 7, 2018 at 19:08 | comment | added | hszmv | You should read/watch Runaways (a Marvel Comic book and Hulu TV show based on the former) which is basically this plot, but with a team of kids who find out their parents run a criminal syndicate using their various superpowers. The kids decide to run away to fight their parents using various powers they inherited from them (two are genetic, three are stolen external super power sources, and one is an powered but genius badass and superhero fanboy). I'd also look at the Season 3 big bad of Buffy The Vampire (not a father but very father like... great for the inconsistent nature). | |
| Dec 5, 2018 at 22:50 | answer | added | Galastel supports GoFundMonica | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 5, 2018 at 19:36 | comment | added | Daniel | It's one of mutual respect. The MC sees his father as an authority figure. They shared common interests but are a bit distanced from each other because of the mother's death. Through the novel I tried to put the father as a good dad, protecting his son, consoling him, and all that, so part of the conflict in the MC is that his dad has always been kind and supportive to him but then finds out he's this ruthless criminal. The conflict in ideology between them is basically that the MC is a paragon who sees things in black and white, while his dad is more of a "I do what needs to be done" | |
| Dec 5, 2018 at 18:47 | answer | added | Cyn | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 5, 2018 at 18:35 | history | edited | Cyn | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixed error in title, reworded a few things to make the text easier to understand.
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| Dec 5, 2018 at 17:39 | comment | added | SFWriter | Hi Daniel. How much backstory have you figured out between the father/son? I'd say that is the common place to develop the more complex motivation that you seem to be reaching for. Look at father:son relationships that are complex (like, maybe, these: slate.com/culture/2011/01/…) | |
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| Dec 5, 2018 at 17:17 | history | asked | Daniel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |