#and ppl often talk abt this wrt azula &. is she ‘beyond redemption’ no obv not she's an abused 14 year old | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

ofpd · 3 years ago

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“does [character] deserve a redemption arc?” is an uninteresting and virtually meaningless question and “in what way would [character] having a redemption arc inform the themes of the work?” is so much better

#it's like. this general problem w ppl thinking that characters are actual ppl with real agency instead of elements in a narrative #same w when people say that a character ‘deserved better’ bc sometimes that is an actual critique of the writing #but often it's like..... i mean obviously?? the whole point of their character is that they deserved better? like their story is a tragedy #and ppl often talk abt this wrt azula &. is she ‘beyond redemption’ no obv not she's an abused 14 year old #& the fact that she was turned into an imperialist weapon is an essential part of how she was abused #does she deserve to heal? yes definitely #is she inherently evil? definitely not #but it's really more of a question of what redeeming her would achieve #azula #oh and like i havent seen cruella but . u do understand that most disney villains r written w harmful tropes right #and it could be great to have a story that deconstructs those tropes #&. theres that post like ‘oh haha mother gothel origin story where her mom died of old age’#and my first reaction to that post was....... well. if u were to write a story that deconstructs all the misogynistic & antisemitic & ageis #tropes that make up mother gothel. that could actually be so good #and obviously mother gothel doesnt ‘deserve redemption’ . but it's not about that! it's never about that!#txt #100

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