Saturday, November 16, 2013

Sidekick

Read Acts 16-18

Acts 16:25 "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them."

We usually write about one protagonist, but a story often benefits from a sidekick for that protagonist. A sidekick is someone who goes through the story issues with the protagonist, lending support and help when needed.

The sidekick might be a best friend or a sibling and might also offer advice or caution like a mentor would. He might even be a source of conflict if he and the protagonist disagree about the next step to resolving a plot problem.

Rarely is the sidekick secretly an enemy, but he could be acting like a friend just to make the protagonist’s life difficult. Or he might be an unwitting pawn used by the antagonist to bring the hero down.

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