Any writing class will say that killing off a character can serve many purposes. As shown in Star Wars with the death of Obi Wan Kenobi, it can force a young character to grow up. In other cases, a main character dying at the hands of the major bad guy shows how truly dangerous that foe is. In the classic case of the death of Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben, or Batman’s parents, it can motivate the hero into action (or in the case of Hamlet, into depression, indecision, and “then” action).

All those uses of a main or important side character’s death are valid and help serve the dramatic functions of a story. That’s the key word - dramatic. The deaths are often shocking and come with surprise attached. Without that element of surprise or shock, all the reader is left with is boredom, or if they liked the character, annoyance and anger.

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