At B & N Reads Tori Telfer tagged seven archetypes who just can’t seem to catch a literary break, including:The Character Who Has a Phobia That’s Cruelly Exploited By the AuthorRead about another entry on the list.
Ever noticed how Ron Weasley, who has a terrible fear of spiders, is always encountering spiders? Can’t you just see J.K. Rowling cackling with glee every time she types “NEED MORE SPIDERS IN THIS SCENE” on her Macbook Pro? Or what about Captain Hook, who’s always being chased by his worst fear ever: the crocodile? It’s practically authorial sadism.
--Marshal Zeringue
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