Death . . . what is it good for?
Lots of things!
Need to fundamentally alter the way your story functions and your characters interact? A character death might be right for you.
In this episode of Prose and Cons, Ally, James and Phoenix analyse various character deaths across a number of stories that got it right. They’ll go into what the authors did well and ultimately why these deaths felt so impactful, and maybe even left us stunned.
BIG SPOILER WARNINGS:
Lord of the Rings
Lion King
Star Wars
Trigun
Full Metal Alchemist
The Stormlight Archive (up to book 4)
Jade City
Game of Thrones
Man of Steel
Under the Dome
The Terror
Harry Potter
(We mention some others in the episode at the beginning but don’t actually end up talking about them).
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