No Mourning

Read Leviticus 10-12

Leviticus 10:19 "And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord?"

What is a character is not allowed to grieve? A mother who can’t stop to grieve the loss of her husband and has to keep going because of her children. A man who can’t stop to mourn the loss of his job because he has to find a way to provide for his family. A daughter not allowed to mourn over the loss of a boyfriend her father didn’t approve of.

What kinds of problems might that cause for the character? Maybe she becomes unpredictable because of all the suppressed anguish. Maybe it spells trouble for the future like an explosion when the reason for keeping the grief inside no longer exists.

 

What kinds of problems might it cause for the other characters? Would that father ever feel guilty for forcing his daughter to stop mourning? It’s an interesting “what if” to think through to see if something like this might flesh out the plot.