What is the authors purpose in having a character not fitting or be at odds with a story setting

TonyW asked Dec 1, 2023

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TonyW asked Dec 1, 2023

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Answer is to build tension in the story

Reason- writers need someone for their main character to react against, sometimes known as the Antagonist.

Henriksen answered Dec 8, 2023

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