: Re: How do you make a story succeed in spite of an unsympathetic main character? I'm looking for techniques specific to a story with an unsympathetic main character. Confederacy of Dunces, for example.

@Radia543

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I think what really is important is that in the end, the character needs to be useful to the story. Try not to create an anti-hero for the sake of thinking that it would be cool. Try to create characters that will be a good asset to the story's progression and likability. To summarize what I am trying to say is that you need to make sure that the story and environment of your writing piece compliment the characters. For example, a character who is totally evil and crude wouldn't compliment a story that is presented as full on happy and positive, unless if the story has a hidden agenda. Only try and create a anti hero if you think it will actually advance your story.

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