Questions 3: Emotions Grant Powers

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

So, we’ve talked about emotions being used in fiction.  From the ‘power of friendship’ idea to rage making people stronger, authors really do run with the concept.  We all have our own opinions on if this is good or bad writing too.  So, let’s just dive into the questions and see what people think.

  1. Do you think people can gain physical strength through emotions in real life?
  2. What do you think is the strongest emotion and why?
  3. What can a reader learn from a character who gains power from a burst of emotion?
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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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11 Responses to Questions 3: Emotions Grant Powers

  1. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
    May 17, 2024 at 10:36 am
    1. There are stories of mothers who raised extremely heavy objects in order to save a child.
    2. Love because people have died to save loved ones.
    3. To be emotionally responsible because of the collateral damage. I can’t help thinking of how rage powered Zuko’s firebending. When he lost that rage, he couldn’t firebend as much until he relearned from the original firebenders. He then had a new drive, which fueled his firebending.

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  2. Art Hernandez's avatar Art Hernandez says:
    May 17, 2024 at 10:45 am

    3. for me fear is the strongest emotion. 2. not to piss in that characters Wheaties. 1 yes.

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  3. DebyFredericks's avatar DebyFredericks says:
    May 17, 2024 at 10:01 pm
    1. Do you think people can gain physical strength through emotions in real life? There are many stories and anecdotes suggesting this is possible.
    2. What do you think is the strongest emotion and why? I would say rage has the most potential to come on suddenly and overcome inhibitions. That could cause a power surge.
    3. What can a reader learn from a character who gains power from a burst of emotion? That sometimes our limitations are internal and can be overcome.

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  4. coldhandboyack's avatar coldhandboyack says:
    May 18, 2024 at 11:24 pm

    These are tough questions this time. Like others, there are documented cases of people lifting cars off loved ones. The emotion behind that could differ from situation to situation. Might be fear, love, terror, or several things in a cocktail. I don’t believe in a strongest emotion. The effect of depression might be just as strong as love. Fear might exceed joy under specific circumstances. Learning from a power burst is in the hands of the author. If learning is the goal, the author will weave that in so we never knew we were being taught.

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