Unlikable characters

Tag: Unlikable characters

October 27, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

In Defense of the “Unlikable” Character, a guest post by Janet Sumner Johnson

They are characters with struggles. Characters with strong emotions. Characters who are different than us in some way. And none of those things should make a character—or person—unlikable.

September 6, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

In Defense of the Volatile, Unlikable Girl, a guest post by Tanvi Berwah

It’s not that these types of teen characters are truly unlikable–it’s that looking at them full-on, without flinching, makes us confront our own selves.