Challenge #368
Jul. 4th, 2024 09:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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tenminutesadayToday is Independence Day in the U.S., so today's challenge is about independence. Write a scene where a character (or characters) gains their independence. Two things though.
First, there are tons of ways to interpret this, and they don't have to be good. Sure, you could write about a country declaring independence, a slave being freed, a prisoner going home, or an abused wife getting a divorce, but you could also write about a worker getting laid off from their job, a person being denied healthcare because they don't have insurance, or a wife who thought they were happy being served divorce papers.
Second, the reader should learn how the character(s) feels about what's happening, but don't state it directly. The idea is to be subtle. After all, in real life, we rarely say out loud "I am happy" or "I really enjoyed that", and the people around us have to infer what we're thinking by what they see us do.
You can use expressions and actions, or you can have them say one thing but mean another. Just not direct words about what they're thinking and feeling, either in dialogue or prose.
First, there are tons of ways to interpret this, and they don't have to be good. Sure, you could write about a country declaring independence, a slave being freed, a prisoner going home, or an abused wife getting a divorce, but you could also write about a worker getting laid off from their job, a person being denied healthcare because they don't have insurance, or a wife who thought they were happy being served divorce papers.
Second, the reader should learn how the character(s) feels about what's happening, but don't state it directly. The idea is to be subtle. After all, in real life, we rarely say out loud "I am happy" or "I really enjoyed that", and the people around us have to infer what we're thinking by what they see us do.
You can use expressions and actions, or you can have them say one thing but mean another. Just not direct words about what they're thinking and feeling, either in dialogue or prose.