tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post5541400033461233782..comments2023-11-03T09:42:56.276-06:00Comments on The Blog That Helps You Diagnose Your Characters: Studies on Human Behavior Part 2:Author Joshua Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-66479676449569624822011-08-13T09:57:36.075-06:002011-08-13T09:57:36.075-06:00In the story I'm currently writing, my charact...In the story I'm currently writing, my character is tortured with a whip and the bastinado. Though she cries out in pain, she doesn't give in to her captors. The way I found to get around it is she is ex-military and had attended SERE (Survival Evasion Resistance Escape) school during her service. She would have had the training to deal with it because of that. I have friends who actually did attend the school or taught in it so I have some idea how it works. That makes my character's ability to withstand torture more believable. Plus I read a book about a British female spy that was captured in WWII and she never did talk despite eventually being tortured to death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-24124850551953636982011-08-09T16:52:14.134-06:002011-08-09T16:52:14.134-06:00I hadn't heard of this study before. It sounds...I hadn't heard of this study before. It sounds like it was extremely stressful for those involved . . .<br /><br />Great questions about characters.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-86610996565563060322011-08-09T03:47:04.625-06:002011-08-09T03:47:04.625-06:00Human experiments are all very well but some are ...Human experiments are all very well but some are inhuman.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-88378642428533382882011-08-08T21:25:45.492-06:002011-08-08T21:25:45.492-06:00These human experiments sound all very inhumane! G...These human experiments sound all very inhumane! Glad I wasn't the guinea pig for those!aprilhoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992485192426728917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-22829493917848239422011-08-08T20:31:42.623-06:002011-08-08T20:31:42.623-06:00I remember writing my thesis. *shudders* It was ro...I remember writing my thesis. *shudders* It was rough going to a few months! I do know the high pressure situations making people do things they normally wouldn't. If our characters break then chaos ensues (Lord of the Flies, anyone?).Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-38517019407645006852011-08-08T16:18:22.436-06:002011-08-08T16:18:22.436-06:00most def esp if we are going to put them into high...most def esp if we are going to put them into high pressure situations and if they dont have it we need to consider the affects it should have on them and write it accordinglyBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-35830507276239602072011-08-08T15:14:58.859-06:002011-08-08T15:14:58.859-06:00I have heard about the inmate/guard scenario befor...I have heard about the inmate/guard scenario before but I have never thought about applying it to my characters before. I think that depending on the character depends on how they are able to withstand the situation. I love the idea of putting the characters in similar situations and showing how they come through differently. <br /><br />I think a good example of this is Harry and Neville. They are in similar situations and they come through it in different ways but both are successful.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016973541553233943noreply@blogger.com