She is just a traumatized child who is impulsive; it's very in character for a kid.
I agree, but her actions are not exactly what I'm criticizing. Tdlr I just thought it would be nice to follow along with mc's thought process. Which the author didn't write about. It's not about the actions, it's about the storytelling.
I think no matter how impulsive someone is, there is always that thought or feeling that drives the action. Moreover, most impulsive actions are driven behind instinctive feelings like curiosity and fear, but the "finding abusers out of nowhere" plot seems a bit sus. There is no way a traumatized child would seek out their source of trauma impulsively. Of course unless it's very specific situations like Stockholm syndrome, but it seems to not be likely in this scenario.
Oh well ig I asking the author to let us understand the mc was too much.
I think she wasn’t driven by a fear of being exposed as a fraud. While her actions were impulsive, they may have been written to reflect the mindset of an abused child—one who prioritises her friend’s dream over her own well-being. A child’s capacity for self-sacrifice, especially in the face of trauma, can be immense. In her case, the fear of letting her friend down outweighed the fear of confronting her abusers.
I think she wasn’t driven by a fear of being exposed as a fraud. While her actions were impulsive, they may have been written to reflect the mindset of an abused child—one who prioritises her friend’s dream over her own well-being. A child’s capacity for self-sacrifice, especially in the face of trauma, can be immense. In her case, the fear of letting her friend down outweighed the fear of confronting her abusers. (￣∇￣")
That is a really interesting take! I would have never thought of this since my train of thought is fundamentally different from yours. Even as a child, I believed that dreams were meaningless if you didn't act on it, and moreso if you're dead. Kinda relevant in this case coz their dream was to live *together* in the duke's mansion. Friend dead, cannot together, dream gone.
Also iirc the dream had nothing to do with revenge and the abusers, so I don't really get how not confronting the abusers would let the friend down, do feel free to explain your thought process! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧ For me, I feel that as a child I would have done everything I could to stay in the mansion if I prioritized not letting my friend down. I used to be very impulsive and bad at seeing the big picture, so the duke would probably hate me for it which would hinder me from achieving my goal. This sounds like a villainess story LOL
But this shows how people can think very differently, and reiterates my point about how the author should have been clearer about the thought process of the mc. It's honestly the author's one job and it kinda sucks that we readers need to take over and tell the story for the author. (〜￣△￣)〜
That’s a really interesting perspective! I see what you mean about how the dream itself wasn’t directly tied to confronting the abusers, and I think it really highlights how she saw securing her place with the duke as dependent on severing all loose ends. Her willingness to go to such lengths suggests that she wasn’t just acting on impulse but out of a deep-seated belief that ensuring her friend’s dream lived on was more important than her own safety. In fact, her friend’s death may have reinforced this conviction, as she could have seen it as the final wish left for her to fulfil, turning it from a shared dream into an obligation she couldn’t abandon.
For me, the way I see it is that the MC might have felt that failing to take action, even if that action wasn’t directly about revenge, would be a betrayal of her friend’s hopes. Since their dream was to live together in the duke’s mansion, she may have believed that letting herself be held back by fear or hesitation would mean failing her friend in some way. Children, especially those who have been abused, often have a very complex relationship with fear, loyalty and self-worth, and I think her prioritising her friend’s dream over her own safety speaks to that.
But I totally agree that the author should have made the MC’s thought process clearer. The fact that we’re having to piece it together ourselves just shows how much was left ambiguous, which can be frustrating when it feels like a crucial part of understanding the character!
Sorry i wrote a lot but these are my perspective on it
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No worries, I find it really fun to read about various perspectives on the same topic XD
Honestly I totally agree with your point about her actions are more than just impulsive decisions. She seemed to be very determined and smart for her age was well, considering that she knew that she needed the papers to escape the orphanage without consequences, made an entire plan to steal them and acted on it, then travelling by herself to the duke's mansion, somewhere she has never been before.
Also thanks for sharing your perspective, now I can see why she would go to such lengths to confront the abusers. Especially if she viewed her friend as better than herself, which was often implied through her praise of her friend, as well as the title implying that she was the "extra" in the story. The thought of fulfilling the dream for her friend must have also given her strength and determination, conquering the fear she might have felt. It was very nice talking to you ヾ(☆▽☆)
OMG YESSSS EXACTLY THAT I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO ADD THAT TO WHAT I WAS SAYING (▰˘◡˘▰) it was really nice taking to you (ノ≧∇≦)ノ
In my opinion, the mc might have gone to the abusers because she didn't felt as secure ,YET, with the duke as taking actions herself. And after all, the duke was still skeptical of her, while the mc on the other hand was also weary of the duke with additional guilt of "lying" to him. And hearing the words that's been said at the garden I think she built more walls around the duke, thinking he might be unreliable.
Of course that's just my take... (￣∇￣")
yeah i totally agree with you she was defo trying to make sure she secures herself Thanks for the input
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I like how the author gave a rationale to why the workers were treating mc so we'll even though it is quite obv she isn't the daughter. It explains the actions of the workers quite well.
~spoilers up to ch13 ahead~
The only thing I am a bit urked about is the actions of the mc. It seems she wants revenge for the original daughter, yet is taking no actions to tattletale, and keeps worrying about the duke thinking that she isnt the actual daughter. She then proceeds to flee the mansion after thinking the duke isn't going to accept her, and goes to find the abusers by herself? Like what was she doing?
I'm actually not saying that her actions are illogical. Even if it is illogical, since mc is an actual child, it can be shown as her naivety. However the author isn't conveying the mc's thoughts at all.
If I were to craft the story about the mc while maintaining the plot from ch1-13 so far, I would do this:
- mc wants to seek revenge for the original daughter, therefore she steals the keepsake and goes to the duke
- however due to the mistreatment she has experienced and her guilt of impersonating her best friend, she is extremely scared of the duke not believing her words, and would instead accuse her of stealing the keepsake.
- Therefore she decides to lay low for now, since if the daughter exists, her abuser wouldn't be able to send anyone impersonating the real daughter
- after she misunderstood the duke, thinking that he knows that she isn't the real daughter and about to kick her out, she panics and tries to think of another way to get revenge.
- she thinks about how the abusers were going to the imperial ball, and thinks maybe she can get her revenge by announcing the misdeeds of the abusers about killing the duke's daughter in front of everyone.
- (honestly it's pretty hard to justify why tf she went to the abusers but this is the best my small brain can do. Maybe I would use cartoonish drawings to show the naivety of the plan, implying that this plan was likely not going to be feasible)
- but before she could even start, her plan fails when she was blocked outside the venue. She tries to get in by luring the guards away, telling them to go find the abuser, the only person she knew was at the ball, but it backfires on her
Lol anyways that's what I would do. Spent way too long typing this out haha