tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906571993292629636.post5054761435296884529..comments2023-09-02T05:10:01.554-07:00Comments on Chasing Daisies: The No-Win Scenario (and Why It's Generally a Bad Idea)Gemma Fitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190362424074865560noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906571993292629636.post-48496879061862628602015-06-16T12:43:43.899-07:002015-06-16T12:43:43.899-07:00That's one of my biggest issue with the scenar...That's one of my biggest issue with the scenario (other than the moral implications)-- they are usually so contrived. And in the vast unlikelihood of that sort of decision ever having to be made by a person, why does it happen in SO many books?Gemma Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190362424074865560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906571993292629636.post-85652901439802883132015-06-16T12:39:31.328-07:002015-06-16T12:39:31.328-07:00Wow, that sounds intense. :D I'm personally no...Wow, that sounds intense. :D I'm personally not a fan of these scenarios, but the important thing is that we know why we put them in, and what we are trying to get across with our stories. We all have different opinions and points of view-- thanks for sharing yours!Gemma Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190362424074865560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906571993292629636.post-26001955413595634472015-06-11T11:52:13.498-07:002015-06-11T11:52:13.498-07:00You really got to the heart of the matter here, Li...You really got to the heart of the matter here, Lily. What does "saving the world" look like anyway, if you're willing to kill as many people as you need to in order to do it? Not to mention no-win scenarios are usually really contrived. Great post! Hope you write another one soon. (For my blog. XD)A. M. Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833222161947009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906571993292629636.post-9762661469425846962015-06-11T09:49:54.918-07:002015-06-11T09:49:54.918-07:00Hmmmm. I am...actually a fan of these scenarios, w...Hmmmm. I am...actually a fan of these scenarios, when they're done right, and there's a time and a place. For example, in my favorite book ever (Red Rising by Pierce Brown) our MC is confronted by a no-win situation -- he can kill another character he's grown to be friends with, or he can let that character kill him. It's impossible and sickening but he has to choose, and he does it so that he can continue and save more lives later, but he recognizes it as horrific and finds redemption later. I think that's important -- there ARE situations like this in which someone has to make a terrible choice, and it sucks, but I don't think it's any less heroic to make that choice. It depends a lot on why you're doing the terrible thing, and what your motives are, and how you feel about it, and honestly if it's done correctly I'm a fan of making characters make impossibly hard choices rather than finding a way for them to get out of it. Aimee Meesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288344639711547844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906571993292629636.post-55174108270527423052015-06-10T16:19:32.213-07:002015-06-10T16:19:32.213-07:00Don't worry, you'll keep it going-- I'...Don't worry, you'll keep it going-- I'll hound you all. the. time. to make sure you do. :PGemma Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190362424074865560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906571993292629636.post-36538816691559442152015-06-10T11:51:20.059-07:002015-06-10T11:51:20.059-07:00I may be creating a blog eventually, when I have e...I may be creating a blog eventually, when I have enough faith in myself that I'll be able to keep it going. XD Thanks for featuring my post, Gemma! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com