: Re: How to write a chaotic neutral protagonist and prevent my readers from thinking they are evil? I've come across a problem with one of the main characters in my book. The "heroine" of my story

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I'm guessing from what you said earlier your are intending to have an arc making her more sympathetic to wider "good causes" so her being a jerk to start with that grows on you isn't a bad thing IF there are other more sympathetic characters to keep you involved (think Thomas Covenant for example) having her stuggle to care about people in abstract terms e.g. exploited workers on a different continent but caring extremely for individuals she knows you might want to think of it in terms on the circles of empathy framework where she has a definitive border that her experiences are going to help her expand. www.theemotionmachine.com/circles-of-empathy-why-we-care-about-people-to-different-degrees/ Alternatively maybe consider putting her somewhere on the autistic spectrum and rebuilding her attitudes accordingly

I'd suggest at the very least try one of the 16 personality tests answering as her and see if the answers you get match what you expect and see where it points you

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