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'Sometimes a student is advised by his or her peers to give characters “higher stakes” or “more agency.” This tends to lead me to groan internally. Isn’t living from day to day enough of a stake? Isn’t living itself the most important action, if you really pay close attention to the world?'

Yiyun Li on what a minor character can tell us ⬆️

A thought provoking essay

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