Introduction to biomechanics


The Worth of the Wicked

Sometimes writers mistakenly devote most of
their attention to developing the mainTorment plagues most protagonists from time
character while leaving the antagonist flatto time. Bad guys should experience torment
and underutilized. Yet so much of the meat ofas much as, if not more than, the good guys.
a story can be found in the doings of aTorment is what keeps that dark flame of hate
well-written bad guy who experiences hatred,burning like a wildfire. Maybe it springs
pain, torment, and even the opportunity forfrom letting a girl he truly loves slip
rehabilitation.through his fingers or from the investment he
scoffed at that has made others millions.
A character's hatred can be triggered by aTrue torment lies deep within, and it's
variety of circumstances, big or seeminglysomething he refuses to acknowledge even when
insignificant. Perhaps someone once neglectedfaced with his own demise at the hands of the
to offer him a ride home from work, or kickedhero. It is the driving force that keeps his
his dog, or even killed his sister in angoals at the front of his thoughts at all
unforeseen accident. Whatever the hatred is,times.
it must be visible to the reader right from
the start. Even if the antagonist is able toKeep in mind that the antagonist doesn't
maintain the subterfuge in outwardalways have to be the one readers love to
appearances that he is a good guy, writershate. Maybe as the story progresses so does
should weave in hints of his true shadyhis rehabilitation from hate. He might find
character for readers to detect. It is neverhimself helping others because of an
a good idea to blindside an audience with anexperience he had, or nagging thoughts at the
action that seems to have no actual potentialback of his mind. Gradually, a begrudging
of  happening  until  BOOM,  it's  there.hero could emerge. He becomes the guy readers
hate to love, yet can't help but admire
Be it mentally or physically, we have allanyway.
felt pain at one time or another. It is up to
the writer whether or not the antagonistNo matter what the root causes of the
shows his pain. The pain could be pushed downantagonist's actions are, it's important to
deep inside, thus helping to fuel the emberdevelop them as much as the protagonist's.
of discontent into a bright flame of hate.Readers then can find things to hate and
Maybe an accident several years ago left himrelate to in both types of characters. They
alone, or with a defect that has made gettingcan contrast each character's motives and
a decent job difficult. Perhaps at a youngdecide for themselves whom to root for.
age he was bitten by a rabid raccoon, orLikely they'll choose the hero, but who
forced to care for an ailing parent that hadknows? If you've developed the antagonist
no hope of recovery. There are countlesswell enough, probably they'll find something
painful reasons why a person could lose hisin the bad guy worth cheering for after all.
or  her  sense  of  what's good in the world.



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