I have a paper which needs to be written soon. It’s a fictional love story where the main character needs to make a decision between the instant gratification of a lustful relationship or an uncertain, less-probable love (in the more powerful senses of the word).
I’m told there has to be a research element to this assignment, however. I’ve tossed around the idea of puting the story in a historical setting but I think that would detract from the main plot line.
What I want to do is incorperate a metaphor. The main character, while dealing with all this romancy stuff, is also trying to accomplish something else; a homework assignment…for a history class. Learning about this assignment will parallel the troubles in his relationship.
Here’s the problem. I know squat about history. Is there a doper out there who knows of any historical event where someone had an important decision to make; where on one side was an easy victory but one which would ultimately result in their demise and on the other was an unlikely solution which caused a small amount of suffering for a greater good?
I know that’s very specific, there’s a lot of room for interpretation here. Thanks, everyone.
-Oz