Friday, November 15, 2013

Mentor

Read Acts 13-15

Acts 15:37 "And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark."

The mentor character is one that gives the protagonist advice and information. Usually the mentor is older than the protagonist and has acquired wisdom.

The mentor does not necessarily have to be older. If the protagonist is newly arrived in town, a peer who has lived there her whole life may be able to fill the mentor’s role in the story.

Rarely is the mentor younger than the protagonist. In science fiction and fantasy, it is possible to have a wise child character fill the mentor’s role, or perhaps a savant character in a modern story.

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