: Re: Is there a coherence problem in my story? So the logic goes like this: the protagonist realized life was meaningless, decided to kill herselfâ€”but at the last moment her mom calls to tell

Had to look up the meaning of coherence to answer this question and this answer is based on the result I got:

The quality or state of cohering, especially a logical, orderly, and aesthetically consistent relationship of parts.

So, with that in mind: First off I must say that this sounds like an amazing story, I'd love to read it when it is done. It sounds quite similar to The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night Time but more emotional and interesting. (I also thought that Curious Incident was an amazing book.)

Secondly, to answer your question: There seems no coherence problem. The only fault I can find with this is not how the character reacts to the dog's death. (Which is justified in the text.) It is the manner of which the mother says it,

"Oh, almost forgot to tell you," Mom said, "Choco is dead."

But it creates a spark of interest in the protagonist, he/she doesn't just say: "Oh well my dog's dead and he may have committed suicide so I might as well just postpone my death and investigate this then kill myself." There's a good purpose to this. The story keeps itself going and there is a purpose for everything. It is also not obvious that the dog has killed itself as a dog hanging from a tree is not a rare occurrence which is great for the story's purposes.

Sounds awesome! Will I be able to find it somewhere when it becomes complete?

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