it's getting really weird to think that everyone should grow a backbone albeit fictional or not, but i think there's a lack of empathy towards a character when they are portrayed as weak, readers often want them to "stand up for themselves" that doesn't necessarily make a good character. if every protagonist was like that then media would get boring.
there's plenty of other literature and media that shows that, and i dont care that this one isn't like that. i question a reader's lack of nuance when they immediately complain about how a character acts especially when its still the beginning of the story
it's getting really weird to think that everyone should grow a backbone albeit fictional or not, but i think there's a lack of empathy towards a character when they are portrayed as weak, readers often want them to "stand up for themselves" that doesn't necessarily make a good character. if every protagonist was like that then media would get boring.
there's plenty of other literature and media that shows that, and i dont care that this one isn't like that. i question a reader's lack of nuance when they immediately complain about how a character acts especially when its still the beginning of the story