Thread:AngryLance/@comment-39280634-20200815164358/@comment-30014014-20200816020227

See, I kinda vibe with this, to be honest. There's a saying 'a man is only ever as strong as the enemy he is presented with'. Though in this case, it'd be more the journey. I agree.

Happy stories are fine and all. Issue is, alone, they often don't give enough substenance unless the typist really pulls it off. A story that gets its relief after the cataclysmic road it endured? You're already on the right track.

I am of the belief that a character should earn his happy ending. Having it handled to him through a silver plate isn't just boring; it's barely a story at all. Not a lot of people want to hear it from mister and miss perfect and all. They want to see them grow and change through events and struggles. They want to see them take this 'right' to a happiness.

And there's nothing better to do this than a crucible of hardships and strife where those with nothign can climb themselves out of whatever ravine they're stuck in. Or, if they fail, at least sympathize with their fall in the fact that they tried their damnest.