----- Original Message ----- From: "Bludis Jack" <
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> In the best novels, no matter what the genre,
the
> setting and atmosphere are additional
characters,
I wonder. This is a comment often applied to Chandler, and
I'm not just taking issue with you, Jack. While I don't
dispute the fact that setting and atmosphere are enormously
important, I would disagree that they can be called
characters. As such, they're the flattest characters I can
imagine. No goals, no fears, no internal struggle - nothing
that constitutes an engaging character. In the best novels,
even minor characters have goals and fears. It's what makes
them seem real.
Just a thought.
Al
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