Rosalie: Greek Tragedy

I'm obsessed with Greek tragedy. It's how I explain the things in the world I can't control. I was never that interested in the story of "Oedipus" or "Medea"; rather, I liked the idea that the worst things in life are inevitable and there's no point resisting them. While this all sounds quite bleak and depressing, conversely it can be comforting and reassuring if you look at it like this:

"There's no point worrying about things you can't control"

Although Melancholia features actual gods, Rosalie is the book of mine I feel is most influenced by Greek tragedy. Jack is destined to give into his rage, become the villain, take flight and eventually die, just as Rosalie is destined to become the lonely hero. I realized this as I wrote the book; what was meant to be a feel-good superhero story slowly warped with the realities of modern life. I always disliked the Marvel fairytales and how they sought to offer impossible answers to modern problems; in the crime-ridden, angry Pacific City, Rosalie was never going to have an easy life and Jack was destined to have no life at all.