Is it normal to cry over fictional characters, but not real people?

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I am continuously crying over the death of fictional characters, such as Fred Weasley and Primrose Everdeen, but I never cry over real people...

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  • Arm0se
    8 years ago

    You mean like strangers you see on the news or people you actually know and are close to you?

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  • KingTermite
    8 years ago

    Sounds like you have a bit of trouble connecting with real people and not stylised or idealised fictional people. Real people come with flaws and such, while fictional characters while sometimes flawed also represent archetypes which resonate with consumers of the media in question.

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    • strangethingshappen
      8 years ago

      What do you mean by archetypes ? Doesn't that relate to architecture. 0.o?

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      • KingTermite
        8 years ago

        Google is your friend, I'm not.

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        • strangethingshappen
          8 years ago

          Already know what it means, however, it doesn't make sense in that context ?

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          • KingTermite
            8 years ago

            Clearly you don't already know what it means in this context or any other. If you knew it would be resoundingly clear. I'm not going to give a Creative Writing 101 lecture here, suffice to say it has nothing whatsoever to do with architecture.

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  • PlebolaVirus
    8 years ago

    Probably because most real people are disgusting and their deaths warrant celebration instead of grief.

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  • strangethingshappen
    8 years ago

    Yes very normal! I feel the same way! I have also wondered this as some I get so invested in and I feel I care about them more than people in reality !

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    • Justnerdyme
      8 years ago

      Totally agree. Fictional character have done something so great that when something bad happens... Like they die... It is found necessary to care for someone that has done something so remarkable and selfless... I was watching 'Air' and i just broke... I had never ever cried towards a being fictional or real before then ^-^

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