8th January 2006, 9:55 PM
Yeah there's no point to it at all.
Unless you were with that person for part of your life, say from birth to preteens and then taken away for some reason, then you would seek them out for good reason. But depending on the age of the character doing the seeking and the age of the character doing the hiding you could end up with an extremely lackluster encounter. Look at your own life from the past 10 years and see how much you've changed, then think of how much you've changed in 20.
Suddenly the realism of meeting that person would be extremely unsettling, save for sharing the same memories of childhood, they will be two completely different people. Now that story in itself can be very interesting, one of self-discovery. But honestly, by itself, it's kinda boring.
It needs a plot twist, something that changes the entire formula.
You fail at story telling.
Unless you were with that person for part of your life, say from birth to preteens and then taken away for some reason, then you would seek them out for good reason. But depending on the age of the character doing the seeking and the age of the character doing the hiding you could end up with an extremely lackluster encounter. Look at your own life from the past 10 years and see how much you've changed, then think of how much you've changed in 20.
Suddenly the realism of meeting that person would be extremely unsettling, save for sharing the same memories of childhood, they will be two completely different people. Now that story in itself can be very interesting, one of self-discovery. But honestly, by itself, it's kinda boring.
It needs a plot twist, something that changes the entire formula.
Quote:Basically, my story uses a post-apocalyptic setting as a backdrop for a slice-of-life tale. Sort of a "What would living in this world be like" story that doesn't really focus on some pending castrophy, oppressive government, or anything big like that. It's all about the characters.
You fail at story telling.