By Shirley Roberts


A genre in literature that focuses on the psychological state of its characters is categorized under the thriller genre. This writing style is also often associated with Gothic literature and detective fiction because of having the same surrealistic elements. Aside from that, it also contains components of mystery, drama, action, and horror.

The most common themes that these types of stories have generally include topics that discuss reality, perception, the existence and purpose of humanity, a sense of identity, and sometimes even death. However, without a set of fascinating people, a story cannot be made nor completed. This article will be discussing the top five characters that a psychological thriller book contains.

The people in a novel are important because without them, there is nothing to tell. Aside from a solid plot and good writing, the key to a good thriller novel is having a set of fascinating women and men to tell the story. Most novels will have two or three of them that play an important role and many others that have supporting roles.

The main character is usually the narrator and is considered the as part of the good side. Since most thrillers involve solving a crime of some variety, the main role is usually that of an investigator, a reporter, or vigilante. Sometimes, it can even be a regular woman or man who is being victimized by the antagonist.

Since protagonists are the most important people in these types of stories, they will usually have a set of people who are support their background. This includes a sidekick, partner in crime, or more conventional roles such as friends and family. These roles are created mainly to support the details concerning the protagonist.

Perhaps the only person in a story that is just as important as the protagonist is the antagonist. Without these men and women existing to create problems and create conflict, a novel will remain stagnant and nothing interesting will happen. Due to the nature of this genre, they are mostly assigned the roles of murderers, assassins, and gangsters.

Antagonists will also have their own set of people that back up the details concerning their background. They are most commonly portrayed as henchmen or minions and aid their master in completing missions and acts of violence. The existence of these roles is to give the reader a sense of how much power and influence an antagonist has in their world.

The last type is optional, but some authors will choose to have in their book anyway even though it is not necessary. Though there are some plot lines that will require a love interest for it to work out, there are some authors who choose to have a love interest for the main character simply for the sake of it. Since love is a universal language, readers will be able to relate more when there is a lover involved.

There are many more characters that a psychological book contains, but these are the most commonly used. Frequent readers of this genre of literature know that most books they have read will usually contain them. This is because they are detrimental aspects that help make the entire novel whole and complete.




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