My protagonist defines herself based on how people feel about her. She is culturally handcuffed and spiritually deadlocked. Her view of the world is colored...dark... dismal... overprotected... black. She cannot break out until she is motivated enough to turn her back on all that she knows.
It must have been gut wrenching for her to make that decision. I think about my characters as if they are my children.....but not in a motherly protective kind of way because that is not my job. My job is to portray them honestly...as they truly are. Perhaps they are badly behaved or make bad decisions or disappoint you...or worse. They have to be believable and real. I have to see them for who they really are even if I am lucky enough to create their personalities.
The truth is, once she breaks free from her ties, she is able to embrace all that she already believes that she is...good and bad.
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