I agree but thinking about it she was trained to not to talk back or show emotions to anyone above her cause she won't get to eat or slapped.
but yeah the way she just went with them is kinda boring but also maybe she just didn't want to get slapped or something. they should've shown her emotions more or something.
and maybe her struggles are only gonna start once she reaches the capital because of the nobles or a brother or both
I would've enjoyed it more if the FL was paranoid and resentful. That would be interesting.
Not a big deal.
Ah glad I’m not alone. All these stories follow the same trope, with the same characteristics. I definitely would’ve enjoyed it if she was paranoid and not trusting of others due to her growing up- I guess I would’ve liked this if she was a normal girl from this world and not having memories of some past life Or whatever of her being older. I wish to see actual plot of these stories, not the same old same old. Another story I dropped. This is of my own opinion of course, everyone has separate preferences and these are mine
I think its because they were slaves their entire lives that they went to easily, after all, if a Royal, a scary one no less, says that you are a princess and you are going with them, you better nod and go with the flow, after all, who they are to go against the orders? In their heads is asking for death.
often times in these types of stories.. making an mc pitiful in the eyes of the reader is an easy quick way out of making a character relatable.
just by an author giving a protagonist a tragic life situation.. (abusive parents, being a slave) it acts as a sort of excuse for being lazy and not giving a your main lead any defining personality or motivations. then.. whenever the readers get frustrated with the lack of growth. they can always chalk it up to a past life of victim hood. why do you want your lead character to be defined entirely around their helplessness??
thats not enough to make me like a character..
I can already imagine it. once she gets to the capital, they'll play up her slave history as a source of drama within the nobles faction, perhaps the author will have her get bullied by other noble kids to remind us again.. she's a [victim]..
in which case she'll get saved by her handsome big brothers and I guess im supposed to be happy about this?
I found it compltley unnecessary the author even added in the fact she was a transmigrated soul. it has no place in the plot, and it made her lack of knowledge of basic words kind of laughable (given that she was seen older in her past life around 16-18) I wouldnt have nitpicked if she was actually just a child from that world.
why do so many authors do this? children that are supposed to be in their thirty's acting like their 8...
"making an mc pitiful in the eyes of the reader is an easy quick way out of having to make a character relatable" THIS!
I swear, I've read too many isekais where the protag is some abuse victim or something.. and yea that's sad and all.. but it's like the authors really couldn't have bothered themselves to try to write a character at all.. that we gradually came to sympathize & root for as the plot went along. they just wanted readers to instantly side and like the MC because they are victims
or when the ML is characterized as some kind of cruel abusive jerk to the FL the majority of the story, but then they throw in tragic past as some excuse for his cruelty near the end to make him sympathetic. people really cant be bothered can they?
would have been interesting if the MC had been more paranoid and resentful as a result of her slave lifestyle. would have added a source of conflict for the story and make room for.. say it with me now.. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. but no...
we are stuck with yet another typical transmigrated cinnamon roll, that is selfless, cute, and doesnt get pissed at anything that happens to her. she'd even be merciful towards the people who enslaved her. she has to be "likable" no matter what, even if this makes her flat and uninteresting.
they spend a total of one chapter going over her slave life to label her as nothing but a [victim of circumstance] ..then she flashes those pretty eye color changing eyes of hers at the emperor.. and she's declared royalty. just like that... all her problems are gone and she didn't even need to do anything herself.
I want to see a main lead that works hard to progress and overcome challenges they face on their own. why should I care about a protagonist that doesnt give me any reason to want to root for them?