: Re: Is it annoying if you write a character getting in trouble often, even if it's not their fault? I have this girl in my story, who is around 12 years old, who is the main character of the

I can see how this repetitive situation might get annoying to a reader. If a reader is into your story, they get emotionally attached to characters. I wouldn't want the character I'm rooting for to constantly get captured. You might be fine, if as you said, she shows improvement over time (escaping, avoiding capture), but if she keeps making small mistakes that lead her to get captured for the fifth time, the reader may give up on this character and your story even if "it's not her fault".

People have a tendency to victim-blame, even when the events are out of the victim's control.

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