User blog comment:Charlotte O CATS KOTLC/Why I Don't Like Keefe/@comment-104.254.217.125-20191031014401/@comment-98.248.91.57-20191122023944

Well, I mean, Keefe has his flaws and that's what makes him so lovable as a character, and constantly being selfless and throwing away his life is one of his flaws. This is meant to show that the common perception of bravery isn't really as good as we all love to think it is in fiction.

Also, "pity points" ? Um I like to call it "showing kids that no matter what your circumstances are, you can still have freinds, and do the right thing," or, "No matter what your family is like, you can be a good person, and you don't have to live in their shadow," or maybe it's teaching kids to empathize with other people that are different from them. Maybe it teaches them about verbal abuse. We could use diversity in the elven world.

As for always causing stress for Sophie- if you haven't noticed, he's risking a lot more than anyone else in these books to try and help her. Sure maybe he fails, but that helps show how twisted and horrible the Neverseen are. And it's not like sophie doesn't run around for the first three books, secretley putting her life in danger. Grady and Edaline even consider not adopting her because of it.

Also his love story is not "cliche" at all. He risks way too much for Sophie, and he's not just the brooding love triangle dude. He accepts the fact that he'll never get her, and tries hard to move on because it makes her happy. Also, he's the only one with the attitude, "I will always be freinds with you even if you are a freak." in the first three books. Everyone else is like "You're not a freak!"