When I say “minor character,” what do you think? The more I read and the more I experience life, I pose the question, “Are they minor? Really?” The word “minor” tends to diminish the impact or importance of something. Not so! Not in novels. In novels the protagonists or major characters have the main story line. The other characters have a story, too, but reserved for another time, another point of view. I propose that without the “minor” characters, there is not much to a story. What do you think?
In novels the minor characters are friends, sisters, brothers, parents, children, store owners, ministers, etc. But are they really minor in the lives of the major ones? Not at all. In my life, all the people who make up my circle are so very important that if one were missing my life would be off-centered. Hence, the reason it takes me time to adjust when someone moves or dies or grows up. None of these precious people serve a minor role.
Perhaps, “supporting” is a better word, for isn’t that what they do every day? What would a novel be without the interaction of the ones who complete the circle? As I launch the final novel in the Revolutionary Faith Series, Wait for Me, I have a love for all the characters that make Elizabeth and Louis into the people they are. The same roles of ones who have molded me: family, friends, teachers, mentors.
As you read the pages of Wait for Me, pay attention to the following special people:
Sarah—Elizabeth’s best friend
Anne—Elizabeth’s sister
The Elliotts—her parents
George—her brother
Samuel and Christopher—Louis’ best friends
All the children
Jeannette and Henry
Lucy
Tom and Raymond
Ellen and Amy
They each have a story. Each person in your life has a major role too. Let’s try to be thankful for those supporting us in so many ways.
Do you enjoy the minor characters in the novels you read? Who is an example?
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Yes. I love to read about minor characters. There are so many, I am not sure that I could chose just one. God bless you.