tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post6735424289980640485..comments2024-03-28T05:59:52.454-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: A character's behavior reveals underlying power assumptionsJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-54757207215065692492011-09-27T08:43:45.957-07:002011-09-27T08:43:45.957-07:00No problem, Sarah. I think you made a good point, ...No problem, Sarah. I think you made a good point, and it is indeed something I see on the web quite a lot. We all end up guessing someone else's motivations in one context or another, but it's important to remember we're not infallible. Thanks for stopping by again.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-87569931078416689132011-09-27T07:00:50.931-07:002011-09-27T07:00:50.931-07:00Sorry for the drive-by. Thanks for the reply. I wa...Sorry for the drive-by. Thanks for the reply. I was distracted from your point by the mind-reading, but that's on me more than you, I'm just getting annoyed by all the analysis you see on the web which relies on analysing or dictating to people what their motivations are, what they're thinking and why they're thinking it. The rest of the post was very useful and informative, thanks.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-61468333809041350642011-09-14T12:59:05.300-07:002011-09-14T12:59:05.300-07:00Thank you, Valerie!Thank you, Valerie!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-7265195394091114082011-09-14T12:31:14.459-07:002011-09-14T12:31:14.459-07:00Great post! Has me thinking about my characters al...Great post! Has me thinking about my characters already. Thanks!Valerie Mechlinghttp://www.mechlingstubbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-35136739655277652332011-09-13T05:40:52.086-07:002011-09-13T05:40:52.086-07:00Sarah, thanks for bringing up some of the other po...Sarah, thanks for bringing up some of the other possibilities (while they are not infinite, you're correct that there can be more than one interpretation). Whenever we are asked about another person's motives, we use the evidence that we have available from observing them to draw conclusions (facial expression, eye gaze, posture, etc). The point I'm making here is actually not about trying to figure out crossing guards, but that readers do the same things with our characters (especially non point-of-view characters) when they read. So any evidence you give of a character's motives, including slight changes of behavior, can reflect their underlying views of the world. In an alternate world setting, it's worth thinking through minor interactions as well as major ones to allow them to fit with the unusual views characteristic of that world.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-28488052075353222532011-09-13T02:28:57.172-07:002011-09-13T02:28:57.172-07:00"as I explained to my children, each one is b...<i>"as I explained to my children, each one is based on a different set of assumptions. The female crossing guard feels that her pedestrians are more important than the traffic. The male crossing guard feels that the traffic is more important than his pedestrians. When the female crossing guard sees pedestrians arrive, she raises her sign to command the traffic to stop. When the male crossing guard sees pedestrians arrive, he raises his sign to ask permission from the traffic for the pedestrians to cross."</i><br /><br />Or you know, he's lazy. Or he likes to think of himself as efficient and waits for the gaps in the traffic. Or he just doesn't like you because of some previous unnoticed slight from you. Or he waits to collect larger groups of people so to break traffic less. Or she doesn't like you and wants to get rid of you. Or she's lazy and wants to get it over and done with. Or she's bored with the lack of challenge and likes to see how quickly she can get the traffic to stop.<br /><br />What makes you think that it's a case of commanding/asking permission out of all the other infinite possibilities and why do you think you can read minds?Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-64768410123620924582011-09-12T18:18:36.951-07:002011-09-12T18:18:36.951-07:00Excellent point. Thank you!Excellent point. Thank you!Lydia Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328254761920829040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-74962559798761163822011-09-12T15:47:34.041-07:002011-09-12T15:47:34.041-07:00Thanks, E. Arroyo!
Angela, I really appreciate it...Thanks, E. Arroyo!<br /><br />Angela, I really appreciate it!Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-68241658342966149762011-09-12T15:42:14.239-07:002011-09-12T15:42:14.239-07:00This really made me think--great post! :)
Angela ...This really made me think--great post! :)<br /><br />Angela @ The Bookshelf MuseAngela Ackermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808259088625142389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-91248702586596865962011-09-12T08:04:00.078-07:002011-09-12T08:04:00.078-07:00Great post and something to think about. Thanks,Great post and something to think about. Thanks,E. Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634213563563094173noreply@blogger.com