I really hate this “your worst fear”-trope.
It’s always a test, and the lead characters always “pass” for whatever reason, like by not “breaking” mentally or whatever crap? (In this case the female lead’s good heart might probably convince the stupid first king to help her I guess.)
But living through and enduring nightmarish events is not mental strength. These events might still leave a trauma, or maybe they are already your old traumas and you get re-traumatized by such “tests”.
What is surviving this and suffering through it (and to still be alive afterwards) even supposed to proof? You can’t control things like “mental strength”.
And what would “failing” look like? “Going mad” perhaps? However, even a exemplary good-hearted and super hard-working person could develop a psychosis or panic disorder or some other so-called “madness” from being traumatized (and/or re-traumatized), maybe because of a latent hereditary predisposition.
How would the “tester” even know about such long-term mental damages? And why would this mean “failing” for a person who still gives their best despite their weaknesses? Wouldn’t a human being be even more “worthy” if they suffer but still work hard, even though they have it harder than healthy people?
Eveaustria
I really hate this “your worst fear”-trope.
It’s always a test, and the lead characters always “pass” for whatever reason, like by not “breaking” mentally or whatever crap? (In this case the female lead’s good heart might probably convince the stupid first king to help her I guess.)
But living through and enduring nightmarish events is not mental strength. These events might still leave a trauma, or maybe they are already your old traumas and you get re-traumatized by such “tests”.
What is surviving this and suffering through it (and to still be alive afterwards) even supposed to proof? You can’t control things like “mental strength”.
And what would “failing” look like? “Going mad” perhaps? However, even a exemplary good-hearted and super hard-working person could develop a psychosis or panic disorder or some other so-called “madness” from being traumatized (and/or re-traumatized), maybe because of a latent hereditary predisposition.
How would the “tester” even know about such long-term mental damages? And why would this mean “failing” for a person who still gives their best despite their weaknesses? Wouldn’t a human being be even more “worthy” if they suffer but still work hard, even though they have it harder than healthy people?
Eternity4Ever
Damn, girl really loves him huh?
It’s not shallow, it’s actually so deep.
Joelle
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