metaphors-and-starbursts: qonorrhea: raspberryripples: This scares me. but imagine going into a store and being like “yes i need three thousand knives” @bugaboo-darling Here is a visual explanation of subtext that is worth over $1k USD

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What is this Subtext Thing?

It’s what you can infer from HOW characters say things. What they think of themselves, the other characters and the plot can be conveyed with their strong personal voices. It’s what you can infer from what the characters DON’T say. A main character should confess accurate self-knowledge only after the emotional catharsis that changes them….

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