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Main Character Monday: The Other-Mother Figure

I met a lady in the meads,

Full beautiful–a feary’s child,
Her hair was long her foot was light,
And her eyes were wild.
-John Keats “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”

In honor of Mother’s Day, which I realize is not until next Monday, I’d like to make my first ever Main Character Monday post to be about The Other Mother from Neil Gaiman’s Coraline.

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The Sack Thing and the Self

According to this project by Tegan Harris, there are 5 main types of characters which gamers create to represent themselves:

  1. the true self
  2. the heroic self
  3. the powerful self
  4. the fantasy self
  5. the random character

The “true” self, according to Harris, is a virtual representation of the player’s self-perception but may not equal the perception others have of the player. The “heroic” self is also a representation of the “true” self but with all positive or all negative attributes greatly exaggerated. The “powerful” character is designed to be effective within the realm of the game: gaining levels, completing quests, and completing the game. The “fantasy” character represents the “true” self but shows “aspects of the player… that are completely [unfeasible] in the real world.” The “random” character is not built toward any goal but it just an interesting choice for the player and serves as a distraction from the real world.

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