Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-146.135.19.252-20181116034422/@comment-2606:A000:1128:4169:84E8:2132:C0B9:F416-20181123213428

^Fandom User above me

Yeah, that's a really good point as well.

Also, I'd like to talk about something I've noticed recently. It's not about ships, really, more about character personalities.

As everyone knows, characters are meant to seem human--this means that they have good traits and things that make them special, but they also have flaws, and make mistakes. And something stood out to me as i was rereading this discussion--Keefe doesn't have that.

Take Fitz for example. One of the main reasons Sokeefe shippers have against Sophitz is Fitz's anger issues. This is could be considered a character flaw. Or the fact that Dex tends to resent people like the Vackers, or Biana being "possessive" of her brother and not liking to be used. Tam's bitterness and trust issues, Sophie's anxiety and need to have everything under control, and Linh's fear of her power. Of course, these descriptions aren't the flaws themselves--it's how these characters react because of them. Fitz yelling at Sophie and nearly ruining their friendship, Dex calling out the Vackers and the time Sophie spent with them and nearly ruining their friendship, Biana rejecting Sophie and leaving her out, Tam getting into rivalries and refusing to be friendly to people he doesn't trust, Sophie sitting around and worrying while Dex makes secret stashes of weapons, and Linh scrambling away from Sophie to avoid her enhancing.

Now Keefe on the other hand...well, in Nightfall, he definitely had a character flaw--his habit of going behind Sophie back and doing things she wouldn't like to keep her safe. But as of Flashback, that's gone. He vowed to change. So...now what? I know a lot of people would say "well, he has really low self esteem. That's a character flaw!"

But is it? Because, in my opinion, character flaws are things that get on other people's (other characters or readers) nerves. Sophie seems drawn to low self esteem. Now, i will acknowledge the argument that maybe the fact that Keefe feels like Sophie will hate him everytime the Neverseen does something could be considered his flaw, but I'm willing to point out that it's only around Sophie. He's only apologized to the others once, and that was in Nightfall. I know it's because Sophie's always the one who gets hurt, but he doesn't apologize to Linh when it's his mother that captures Tam. I think it's only because of Sophie, and how he feels about her, which i don't consdier a flaw, because it's not expressed around or affect everyone else.

To me, there are three basic elements to a character (or anybody's) surface personality. How they act when they're happy, sad, and angry--and what causes them to be happy, sad, and angry. The flaws are what make characters angry, and Keefe's mom doesn't make him angry so much as hurt. Keefe is loyal, he's brave, and he's willing to step aside to let Sophie be happy. He's not possessive, and he doesn't come on tooo strong, he doesn't lash out, and he's not resentful. He was bitter about his mom, but he's seemed to gotten over that, and somewhat accepted it.

I know there's other minor things that could  be considered minor flaws, but i feel like his major one is gone. Just my opinion though

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