[Victorian era] Help with my story, please?

Question

Rutherford is an inspector, and his partner is Mr. Fenwick. Rutherford saves a prostitute from an attempted suicide and slowly finds himself falling in love with her. But what reason can Mr. Fenwick have for disliking Charlotte and always trying to make Charlotte look bad in front of Rutherford??

Please, not the cliched scenerio of Fenwcik trying to ruin Charlotte's chance with Rutherford because he, Fenwick, was rejected by her. Is there any other possible scenerios?

Answer 1

The reason for Mr. Fenwick's dislike of Charlotte needs to come from his internal conflicts. Was his father unfaithful to his mother? Is he deeply religious and devout? Is the personna of an upstanding, moral citizen that he presents to society a mere facade? Could his platitudes lie in direct conflict with his baser desires? Fenwick's reasons and actions should be based on the ideas and events that molded his character, which include his childhood and upbringing. What is it he wants most in life? If it's respectability from the upper classes or his superiors, then the very fact that his partner is consorting with an unfortunate could put his own goals in jeopardy by mere association. Even if Charolotte was a high priced courtesan, she would be looked down upon by those who considered themselves of loftier character. So, when you put your characters in a situation where their externally stated goals and objectives clash against their secret wants and desires, your choices are as infinite as your characters are complex.

Answer 2

Because...he doesn't like her moral and character. After all, it seems to Fenwick that she has bad morals since
1) She is a prostitute
2) She tried to committ suicide

These emotions and high moral standards may not go along w/ ur character's character but you may have to tweek that slightly, Here are some other possible situtions:

3) Fenwick also wants a girlfriend.(Not necessarily this girl)

4) He dislike women, he has the impression that they are all flirtacious, decieving, distracting, and frolicing.

5) He doesn't want to lose the good friendship and partnership w/ his partern Rutherford to this girl.

Chances are that in a real situation, the character of Fenwick would dislike teh girl for a combination or mix of the above, overpowering emotions.

Answer 3

Mmm...here are some suggestions that could help
* Mr Fenwich is murdered or dies somehow and Rutherford blames Charlotte for some reason
* Rutherford finds out Charlotte's most biggest shocking secret.
* Charlotte does something that puts all their lives in danger without even knowing it at the time.

Answer 4

You don't seem to know much about life baby.
Falling in love with a prostitute is an idiot's game. They are after money, not love. Many of them are man-haters or have drug habits.
The authors George Gissing and Patrick Hamilton shacked up with prostitutes, and in both cases it led to disaster.