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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jollyninja" data-source="post: 425434" data-attributes="member: 3208">i have found that angst (romantic as well as other types) springs from trying to deny feelings for logical reasons, or the inability to find a logical way to deal with your feelings if they are somewhat inappropriate.as much as i hate using dragonlance as a literary refrence, tanis half elven is an excellent example of the whole romantic angst concept. through most of the story, he is in love with a woman who is totally wrong for him. the things that make her wrong for him are the things he loves about her, her confidence and self awareness, and her complete self sufficience, are the things that keep her from attaching herself temotionally to anyone. also through the whole story is the elven princess who grew up with tanis and has been in love with him for as long as she can remember. despite the fact that he is the half human bastard son of a relative of hers who was raped and then died, he is the only man she wants. to him, she is a child he played with before he was forced to grow up and move away, to her he is the model by which she compares all men. the differing perception of these two characters (as well as tanis' extreme self hatred) serves to create tension as the story unfolds. this subplot is one of the primary reasons the books were so successful in my opinion, it made the characters seem less then perfect which has since become the norm but i've read alot more "perfect hero" crap that was put out before the chronicles then after.</blockquote>

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