Have you ever read the Mistborn series? There's a certain character in book 2 that I get the feeling you'll really like. ((((And just the series in general is really great ok bye))))
Never heard of it, but now I’m really curious about the character I’ll like, so I’m gonna google it
(Will i ruin the whole series for myself by googling the entire plot? Yes)
IT’S BY BRANDON SANDERSON?????
I’ve read the Alcatraz series when I was like 13-14 and I LOVED IT. SO MUCH. And I think I’d still love it if I were to re-read it now
Found The Character!!
Nevermind- I find The Character annoying
Yeah no that’s absolutely fair.
1- YES The Trope! Great is this my Thing now? Is this what Tumblr knows me for? The Trope? I mean. At least people know what sort of books/movies/shows to recommend me
2-Yeah I think the only series I read by him was Alcatraz- a friend recommended it to me in 8th grade and I was like “well that’s the weirdest series I’ve ever heard of” (she was like “and they fight evil librarians!” And I was like … they do what exactly??
3- I don’t think I’ll ever end up reading the series, but I do think I would like it if I did. But mainly because it’s by Brandon Sanderson and I trust his writing skills
4- now back to The Trope, because I wanna talk about it
for all those unfamiliar with The Trope, here’s what it is-
Literally any character who’s both a literal and figurative Bastard.- the thing that’s great about this is that it’s a perfect example of The Labeling Theory (in my opinion). So I also automatically like any other character who I consider to be a perfect example of The Labeling Theory.
Other things that are normally included with this-
-character is normally from a family of nobility of some sort (but definitely doesn’t have to be!!! That’s just how they’re normally written, to justify why society looks down on them. Bc if society *doesn’t* look down on them, it wouldn’t prove the labeling theory)
-character must either speak or write very well, or use speech/persuasion or writing as their sword and shield (metaphorically, though physically in a fantasy setting is also ok). Normally you find this skill with characters in this category automatically, because that’s a learned skill that anyone in their situation would have to have (maybe I’ll elaborate on this later) (who knows)
-building on that, the character probably also should be a great actor/liar.
-and building on *that*, the character IS NOT and SHOULD NOT be evil. If the character is outright evil, then you’re just. You’re ruining it. Because it doesn’t make sense. (Again I’ll elaborate on this maybe) The character should be morally grey. And I don’t mean “should”, as in I like that better, I mean “should” as in if you look at their upbringing and their life as a whole, a person with all those factors applied to should turn out morally grey.
-that’s it I think? I literally have finals and instead of studying for them I’m screaming into the void about The Labeling Theory