Left Behind

In the chapter, "More than its gonna hurt you: concerning violence", Fostwer says that an author will kill characters to make action, cause plot complications, and plot complications, and to put characters under stress. (pg 80). This strategy can be seen in the Left Behind Series by Tim Lahaye. In the book series about the tribulation seen in the New Testament of the Bible, main characters of the story eventually always get killed off adding stress to those still living. It also causes plot complications as it surprises the reader who did not expect a main character to die. This strategy keeps the audience wondering what will happen next.