Not defining characters further made most of the characters in ‘After’ seem fictitious and unreal. Though ‘After’ did justice to give a good description of its characters, the book lacked severely in going deeper into its character’s descriptions. The first will be poor character descriptions.
Looking deeper at ‘After,’ I will say the book still had many imperfections coursing through its plot. I found out that even though their toxic relationship was evident, it still added a lot to the plot and the suspense the book emanated. Though he also had his share of trauma, Hardin tends to torture Tessa and make her feel she was never enough and in the wrong when he was in the wrong. Hardin’s coldness and intentional use of words to emotionally destabilize and belittle Tessa shows that their relationship had a high level of abuse and toxicity. Though love exists between Tessa and Hardin, facing facts will lead us to admit that Hardin Scott was very toxic for most of his relationship with Tessa. However, looking from an unbiased perspective, the book mistakes a toxic relationship for a passionate and intense romance novel. Ever since the creation of the book, both fans, and the author, Anna Todd, has stood by the love Hardin and Tessa share. Though most people hate to admit this fact, ‘After’ as a book glorifies an abusive relationship. The Glorification of an Abusive Relationship The direct contradiction and later divergence of each of the main characters’ emotions in ‘After’ gives the book a diverse emotional spectrum.
The book creates a balance between the main characters making the subtleness of one character nearly perfectly interject with the coldness of the other character.Īs time progresses in ‘After,’ we see the spectrum of the relationship Tessa and Hardin share change from hate to desire and unimaginable love. However, as time progresses, you can feel the subtle warmth of Tessa rubbing off on Hardin. At the beginning of the book, you can feel the coldness and hate existing between the main characters, Tessa and Hardin. One thing I found interesting with ‘After’ is its duality on hate-romance. Throughout the book, one could feel the intense and dark elements of sadness, regrets, hate, and coldness this gives ‘After’its characteristic writing. The book emerges an under-explored aspect of romance writing, showing the dark side of love. ‘After’ gives a different meaning to how people view romance.
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