| What does your protagonist want? | Every citizen in America is assigned a certain amount of time left of their life at 18 by the government. When my protagonist turns 18, she realizes that she only has 48 hours left to survive. As soon as she’s assigned her time left, she makes sure to make the most out of it. She makes a bucket list and narrows her priorities down.
She plans on talking to all those who she’s wronged before; her former best friend, her mother, the first guy she’s loved. She participates in a protest against the government’s racist construct on how they’re only essentially eliminating those of minority groups. |
| What obstacles stand in your protagonist’s way? | My main conflict would probably be Character vs Self; she battles the mental struggle and pressure of this entire “time-remaining” concept.
Another main conflict that will play a pretty significant role in the short story is: – Population control coming from the government’s part; the government plays a minor antagonist role. However, the government only seems to be eliminating small minority groups: people of color, Muslims, LGBTQ+, vice versa. |
| Specific Characteristics of your protagonist (appearance, special skills/abilities, knowledge) | – Appearance: Heterochromia: two different colored eyes, Hispanic, long brown hair.
– Her name is Nailea Hernandez. – Comes from a middle-class family; lives in Philadelphia. – Has a very fierce, aggressive, and excessively independent personality. – Loves art, loves painting abstract art to express her emotions.
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