Many of the best stories in fiction have both an antagonist and a protagonist.
The protagonist is the main character or hero that we cheer on and hope conquers all.
The antagonist is the storys villain. The best bad guys are the ones we love to hate. We dont need to know why they are bad, we dont need a play by play of the choices they made early in life, we simply recognize they are bad and we dont want them to win.
A story can operate without an antagonist; however the use of an antagonist is the best way to demonstrate conflict within a storyline.
Conflict in a well executed work of fiction provides the friction that keep readers tuned in. In most cases the antagonist reigns supreme through the majority of storyline. The reader wants the forces of good to triumph, yet the villain remains in charge of the bulk of events that thread through your tale.
This combination of good versus evil creates suspense and causes your reader to wonder how exactly the protagonist will gain an advantage.
One of the primary benefits fictional conflict is the reader is often forced to consider how they might respond against such odds and in similar...
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