RARA-AVIS: Re: Super Heroes, Comics, and Noir

From: jacquesdebierue (jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com)
Date: 25 Jul 2008

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    --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Ruttan" <sandraruttan@...> wrote:
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    > Is motivation a critical component in defining any genre or subgenre?

    It depends on how it is presented. Some characters are enigmatic, you don't know why they do what they do, and perhaps they themselves don't know. And other are presented in such a contradictory (or complex) way that motivation cannot be extricated. I am thinking of Connelly's Lincoln lawyer, for example. Is he merely greedy? Does he mainly want to succeed? Who is he? What does he care about? It's not at all clear by the end of the book. Maybe Connelly plans to bring him back in the future... he could do it because the character remains enigmatic.

    Best,

    smt



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