ext_260946 ([identity profile] beres-ford.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] writers_loft2009-12-02 11:45 pm

Killing off protagonists?

Hello. :D

I have a quick question, which I suppose is debatable because...well I've been debating for weeks over it.

Should protagonists be killed off?

I have one particular protagonist (there's more than one) in a story I've been writing for almost a year and as the storys developed I've come up with so many different endings for it. And one of which includes this character dying.

Another is that this character dies and then comes back to life, but that's been used so much that I'm wondering if it'd be better if they just stayed dead.

Should I kill off my protagonist?

[identity profile] the-mome-wrath.livejournal.com 2009-12-03 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
Killing off a main character should only be done if it furthers the plot or the growth of the other main characters. Otherwise it just comes off as being pointless.