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It bugs me when people talking about books aimed at a middle grade or younger teen audience call the characters in them “immature.” Like, yeah. They haven’t matured yet. They’re 11, 12, 13, 14. They’re going through puberty. They’re emotional. They’re teenage boys. Really, what do you expect of them? We weren’t any better at that age after all.
— Oct 07, 2026 07:49AM
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Oct 07, 2026 07:50AM
And that’s excluding the characters who are 13 and act like 7 year olds. They’re out there of course. But not what I’m talking about😅
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The point of this is to give the characters the same grace you’d appreciate at that age😅
Sure, but fiction is an influence on whom we become; if characters are shown being immature with little consequence, we can become stunted as well.
True, that does make sense. I guess I mean more like when people get mad at characters for acting like a human. Take Fitz for example, if you’ve read Keeper of the Lost Cities. Most fans HATEEEEE Fitz. Me personally? I don’t LIKE him, but I will ALWAYS defend him. Yes he gets mad and doesn’t always respond correctly in situations. But he’s also a 16 year old boy with an IMMENSE amount of pressure on his shoulder. I like it when characters aren’t perfect and actually act human. But I totally get what you’re saying about how characters influence us
Yes, I can understand that. It always helps when the characters eventually grow into their responsibility. I recently noticed this with Janner and Tink in "The Wingfeather Saga".
Yes! Janner and Tink are such a great example of characters who have amazing growth!
I think that it becomes a problem when characters have little to no growth over a span of years. Yes, these books might be written for 10-14 year old kids, but the characters are often older, and should act more maturely. These characters are meant to be good examples who grow with the readers. No, this doesn't mean that the characters don't have flaws and make mistakes.
EnchantedEva wrote: "Yes! Janner and Tink are such a great example of characters who have amazing growth!"For sure!