The best characters make the worst mistakes and fail egregiously to do the things they ought. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein's sins of commission and omission — starting with making the monster and then failing to care for and raise it — continually cause the reader to squirm. This squirming is a fabulous form of reader engagement.
Cringeworthy
Cringeworthy
Cringeworthy
The best characters make the worst mistakes and fail egregiously to do the things they ought. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein's sins of commission and omission — starting with making the monster and then failing to care for and raise it — continually cause the reader to squirm. This squirming is a fabulous form of reader engagement.