Stories are just reflections of the real world, be it from the writers or from the readers.
Yes, we have countless sad bullying stories. Even our family members could harass us, co-workers, or even between nations, and so on, bullying is out there and it is wreaking havoc on the psyche, economy, and peace. This kind of beastly behavior known as “just being able to bump into someone or a group” is some kind of manifestation of insecurity, jealousy or envy, or just behavior from a misfit individual, or a nation that knows nothing about respect, empathy, humanity, etc. And stalkers have the same profile: they don’t settle for their own skin. They are always looking for other people who could be their victims and, in the process, make them feel good about themselves. Pathetic.
As an author, don’t have a problem with the character stalker. Yes, I have met several of them: from silent to hearing types.
“Just kidding.” This lame bully excuse or alibi is all too familiar to me. Many could relate to this, and who in his right mind would be doing such a thing? A narcissist!
The narcissist is a bully to the core. Without remorse, nothing can stop this person from doing it, especially if the bullying is done in subtle ways.
Embodying a character thug is like literally skinning a real thug alive and putting a cover on the body of a fictional character, and viola, a personified thug, in a different dimension, even in an imaginary world. Now you can add unique actions, habits and jobs, to make it compelling and relatable.
Similar to the creation of Frankenstein, where the head sewn to the torso, obtained from different corpses, forms a sewn body, a physical vessel of a moving zombie – a monster!
The effective delineation of the characters makes readers feel the tension every time the protagonist and the character’s bully meet until the climactic phase where the character’s bully succumbs to defeat or realizes something right or good—at the end!
Yes, bullies die and their bullying stops with their death, unless they reincarnate under a new skin or have passed the bullying virus to their children in the future. OMG generational bullies are like!
In my novel, evil giants exist on Imacus Island, where secrets are revealed: intimidation after intimidation until Lily, the protagonist, puts an end to them. But isn’t bullying addictive, and can such behavior be present in all of us? Yes, although in different forms and degrees.
