Introduction This is the first in a series of articles exploring storytelling through genres and mixed genres, starting with Thrillers. I have boiled down these genres to their essential elements. Sources The primary source for these articles comes from the seminars that I’ve taught with Keith Cunningham and on my own for the last fifteen...
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Writing Great Thrillers: The Antagonist is the Protagonist
2. The Main Character’s Weakness connects to the Antagonist’s Crime
In most dramatic films, the main character and the antagonist are psychologically linked. The antagonist is the personification of the main character’s shadow. In thrillers, the hero and antagonist are clearly defined as separate characters, but they are connected in a unique way: The weakness of the main character is linked to the type of...
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