Betrayal Character Analysis

Betrayal is to disappoint the hopes or expectations of others. To me, betrayal is when an author kills my favorite character in a book because they have betrayed my trust and have hindered my ability to thoroughly enjoy the book or other works they have done. Books are not just stories; they are experiences. When I am engrossed in a book and connect with a certain character it is devastating if they die. When an author kills my favorite character they have betrayed my trust. A well written book has in-depth character development. The reader should be able to relate to the character; maybe not in experience, but in feeling. The characters should have depth and personality. It is very difficult to execute, but it is essential to create a phenomenal book. When I find an author that executes this superbly, I form an automatic adoration and trust for them. So when an author creates a character that I emotionally connect with and favor, and then kills said character; I feel betrayed by the author. In one of my favorite book series, Throne of Glass, the author created a wonderful character called Nehemia. Although a secondary character, she was
That doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy them at all, but I will always approach them with a degree of skepticism and distrust. In the previously mentioned series Throne of Glass, I refused to continue reading the book after Nehemia was killed. When I resumed the book, it was with much bitterness and wariness. It was difficult to appreciate the book as much because of the hole Nehemia left in the story. In the Divergent trilogy, the main character dies. I had gone through 3 books with that character; we were practically the same person. Then, the author decided it’d be a good idea for her to be shot in the end. Now, I refuse to watch any of the movie adaptations because it would just mean reliving her