Talk:Book 7: Flashback/@comment-2601:1C0:5300:99F8:545:FB94:73A2:44FC-20181103184921/@comment-37166538-20181103195702

This is not meant to be hateful or rude, I'm very sorry if it seems that way. It's just my honest (and, as always, ridiculously long :P) opinion that I just wanted to share for the point of discussion

Honestly, the reason I love Keefe is his personality, and not his backstory. On a whiny character, a horrible backstory would seem sad but you would also feel sort of annoyed at their self pity. On a stoic type of person, a horrible backstory might be dismissed by them and therefore by the reader too. On a whimiscal, dreamy person a horrible backstory would win them some pity, but also probably a lot of gossip.

Keefe, though, is joking and rebelious in response to his backstory. Fitz's personality with a horrible backstory would probably result in a grumpy Fitz with anger issues, which would not suit his character well. We've seen it before, when his father's mind broke and also in the first chapter of Flashback, if you've read it. Keefe doesn't freak out and act out like Fitz. Fitz is better as a rock for others who have sad lives, to help them through the tough times.