: Re: What to avoid when writing the death of the protagonist? Just a question in general. Let's say the protagonist has succeed in his goals, but has lost everything, then he gets badly wounded

@Angela458

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The death of the protagonist and the events surrounding it should further the plot or character development

If giving him a slow death in no way furthers the plot or someone's character development, then please kill him quickly.

There are a whole lot of unanswered questions here which would influence how much writing you want to put into Mr. P's death.

Do the readers have any sympathy for Mr. P?

If there is a lot of interest in Mr. P., then his death can be expanded. You can use it to delve into why he made the choices he made or didn't make.

How did he lose everything and does that make him a more complete character? Is it important to the story (or to the theme) that he lost everything?

Maybe you want to leave an air of mystery around his death. Did he or didn't he? Might he come back in the sequel?

I guess what I am saying, to answer your question, is to make his death meaningful. Avoid any other claptrap that does nothing but fill the pages.

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