Dialogue Essays: Frisk's Hope

I’ve read this chapter probably seven times at this point. Each time I’ve wanted to comment, but never had the right words. I don’t think I do at this point, but I will do my best. I want to move to the next chapter.

I’ve read other comments, and from what I picked up, the Reader’s name is “Hope”? So I’ll call her that.

The first paragraph is amazing. So few words and you’ve caught my attention, and the rest is quite well-written as well. We get somewhat a feel from who the reader is in this chapter. That, however brings me to the first issue.

Hope as a character is a bit poorly thought out. Her thoughts and words remind me of how a pregnant soon-to-be teen mother would sound like. Her actions are even worse. Why take your child to a place where children have gone missing in the past? I understand she has that deja vu feeling, because of a past RESET, but why’d she take Frisk there in the first place? It seems immature, to go to a death spot because your mother hit your child. There are such things as safe homes, police stations, and the like.
If she’s been through this before, she knows what to say.

Frisk is one-hundred percent in character, even though we never got to see the talk in the game. I don’t know if I like them, because it’s clear they’ve already RESET at least once. I’m not one to appreciate RESETS. Then I know a story came before this one, and I don’t get to know what happened in it.

I wish we had gotten to see more of the mom. She seems very one-dimensional, and a plot device. If that’s how it is, that will be a huge turn off. Abuse shouldn’t be used as a plot device. I hope it has a realistic impact in the future. Trust issues is one I can already sense, so that’s sparking