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tnznextdoorMember·1 month ago(edited)
Chapter 31
@Flawer You’re trying to apply realism to a world that’s already built on impossible circumstances 🫩 cellular monsters alone make that expectation a bit misplaced. Fiction like this isn’t meant to mirror everyday human behavior, it’s meant to elevate certain traits into meaningful impact.

Soyeon, for the most part hasn’t contributed much beyond being a burden if anything, even the streaming girl had more narrative weight and influence on events.

Iseul, while sharp-tongued and constantly questioning, isn’t defined by her attitude alone. Her value comes from the fact that she actually makes deliberate, strategic choices that align with the MC’s path. Intelligence in fiction isn’t about how many questions a character asks, but about the consequences of their decisions.

If the goal was relatability, then we’d expect hesitation, weakness and uselessness because that’s human.
"All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."

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FlawerMember·1 month ago(edited)
@tnznextdoor  
When I say that readers would be worse than or equal to Soyeon, I mean that this is the expected behavior in the face of an apocalypse. And no, this isn't false just because it's fiction; as proof, most of the characters, apart from the main ones, are basically fearful humans who just remain in the background.

What I mean is not that the personalities of the others aren't realistic, but rather that Soyeon's behavior is expected... She's human and lived in a normal reality. And no, the personalities of people in everyday life don't symbolize that everyone, faced with such a situation, would simply be terrified and die. Take, for example, the great wars or conflicts that have occurred; it was real life, and people fought and killed each other. I mean, people murder each other in everyday life... it's how flexible and unpredictable human nature is... opening space for other behaviors, besides Soyeon's, to exist.

But above all, yes, for ordinary people like you and me, hesitation is expected, because we are human, and if it's not about trying to be faithful to human reality, what's the appeal? Look at what differentiates great works from any old story. Example: The Last of Us. The author's job is to make this transition from an everyday person to someone in the apocalypse seem to make sense. To be coherent. And that's precisely what Soyeon is going through... she's clearly adapting little by little.

I judge the readers because they don't seem to understand this, even though it's quite simple. Better a character like that than one like Iseul, who is superficial.
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