: Re: How to get a character that knows he's the main character to follow the authors agenda? I'm writing a story where at some point the main character is going to realize he is the main character

@Debbie451

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In the Wheel of Time, characters say to each other "you are ta'veren, and the pattern weaves around you." Cynical readers have long translated that to "you are A Major Character, and the Plot weaves around you." Many a coincidence (all of which of course are the arm of the writer) can be explained this way.

So your "hero" needs a sidekick who is able to detect Major Characterness. You'll need a backstory and a word (probably with an apostrophe in it) for the state of being a Major Character, and one for the Plot as well, and you'll be all set. I'm not even kidding. You're lampshading the whole thing by having the hero notice, so give it a name and give the hero someone to discuss it with. That someone can also cheer the hero up and offer encouragement or reassurance, or at least attempt to talk the hero out of any crazy schemes to get out of being a Major Character.

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