I believe that the beauty of repetition is something that is not explored enough yet. Keren Ann
Repetition is a safety net that humans use everyday.
Writers rely on repetition in stories to hook the reader in. Mirroring an idea in a character will help the reader relate to the actions of one character against another. It’s a powerful device used in fiction writing.
The use of “tropes” are used in “best seller style” writing.
Think of it for a moment, a trope is a series of actions, or characteristics in the protagonist that the reader already knows about.
In best seller writing, fast reading that requires less attention and mental heavy work, a trope does the trick for writer and reader to connect to each other through repetitions of ideas.
A reader “gets it” through the use of tropes.
I think many writers go a little too far with the importance of using these tropes in fiction.
It’s nice when a writer avoids the obvious and takes the reader down an unfamiliar road, just to bring them back from the dark precipice with a familiar idea of life.
