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⌈ Secret Post #2596 ⌋

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[Star Trek: The Next Generation]

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[The Croods]

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[Elementary]

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[Final Fantasy XIII]

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[SCP Foundation]

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[Philip Seymour Hoffman]

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[Twin Peaks]

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[Richard Armitage]

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[Reign]

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[The Hobbit]

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[Hunger Games]

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[Don't Hug Me I'm Scared]

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[Teen Wolf]

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[Panic! at The Disco/Dallon Weekes]

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What differentiates a minor from a major character? Is it a function of the character's importance to the protagonist? Is it screen/page time? I think there are times when the protagonist is the only major character, and I think in such cases, it's okay for every other character to serve the plot rather than themselves.

On the other hand, there are times when I feel that a character who appears to be minor serves a greater purpose than simply the advancement of the plot. It depends on the story and the quality of the writing.

I understand what you're saying and I understand why the trope can be problematic. I think my issue with the direction in which you have taken it is that I don't see it as necessarily wrong to make every character (even characters that might be considered "major") serve the narrative of the single, central character, depending on the story. Again, the problem to me comes down to the fact that the central character is too often male and so too often operating from a male perspective.

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