a dichotomy is born

A dichotomy is born!

so like the dichotomy of good and evil (good cant exist without evil) there is also a dichotomy between character and narrative, without the character there cannot be a narrative, and without the narrative there cannot be a convincing character!

i digress a little bit .. but what i am trying to get at is the way they both go hand in hand. the one makes the other stronger and visa versa.

lets break this down into examples that we know:

Homer Simpson

without the narrative, he looks like a simple, normal joe blogs, nothing special ... but as soon as you introduce the narrative, a bumbling idiot who's only activities include getting drunk and eating donuts ... the character suddenly starts seeming more convincing and then the character starts complimenting the narrative!

Scar!

at first glance this noble looking lion is one of normality ... but after watching the lion king you soon learn his cruel and traitorous ways after killing one of the main protagonists that we are all made to love (through the narrative making us make a connection with them) and so after looking at this lion again the character is designed around the nature of his actions, the scar, the yellow eyes and the black 'thorn' like maim, and in turn this helps the narrative portray his character.