Cecilia being Lucifer's daughter is compatible with her personality?

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The personality Cecelia inherited made her stand out in the entire story. I wasn't expecting her to be a soft-hearted person, completely opposite to her father's and I liked that. Though I was hoping for more layers in her personality just to add that spice to the plot. Nevertheless, I didn't mind it.
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You can't be a daughter of Lucifer and not act like one. I feel the author got it all wrong when it made seems like Cecilia is not his daughter.
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I'm delighted Cecilia grew into herself and made her own choices. In today's world, it's also critical to demonstrate that youngsters can have their own opinions and choices and thus can shape up their own personality rather being pressurised by their own parents or guardians.
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I think Cecilia's character is deep and complex and therefore, does not simply follow her father's personality. She is half demon and half human, after all, so her character is pretty much complicated and the author expresses this quite well in the book. The depth of Cecilia's character adds so much more to the book particularly the dramatic change from her evil past to becoming a high school student.
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Children must not necessarily be like their parents. I believe this is what the author portrayed Lucifer's daughter to show and I agree with this school of thought. A child ultimately decides what characters to imbibe based on what appeals to the child.
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Obviously, no one is inherently evil. It's a habit that is cultivated. No child is born evil. If Cicilia chose not to be evil, that is very rational. It shows the way things actually work. The behavior of a parent does not determine that of the child.
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I'm rather conflicted about that issue. On the one hand, she gives us graphic insights into the nasty things she's done and wishes to do with people. On the other one, she wants to protect people. You can see that she's struggling internally to find and identity that is at odds with Lucifer, which is actually symbolic of normal teens on their path to adulthood. She has the super-sense to detect demons and the desire to protect humans, many of whom she has killed. This conflict reminds me of another book I read, The Story of Evil by Jose Tarin, where another child of the Devil is just as incompatible with his calling. But then, who would like a story in which the protagonist is one hundred per cent hellish?
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I think it's very clever and thought-provoking. She is not determined by her past and origins. Cecilia is my favorite character in the book, with her pros and cons. Regardless of the circumstances, her courage and voice of conscience is appreciating.
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why be the daughter of the most evil being and not express that. Its definitely not compatible with her personality.
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Cecelia Harrow's personality is quite contradictory to being Lucifer's daughter, however to me, that makes her character less predictable or cliche. Additionally, this unpredictability adds an interesting plot to the storyline.
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Post by Akshara Singh »

If Cecilia's personality would have been the same as her father's, I would have not enjoyed reading it that much. I think the difference of personality was a good decision by the author. It is not necessary for the child to have the same personality traits as her parents.
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Well, honestly I don't think there should be a premade settings of how any character "should be". I get it, stereotypes, archetypes, whatevertypes. But I will have to stand with the author on this one. I actually found amazing how different her personality is compared to her parents'. I thought it was a very refreshing touch. Overall, I think every author has the inherent right to decide how they want their characters to behave like without having pre-imposed models of how they should be.
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I had a similar question, though I approached it differently. I wondered if this book would have been better off a series or at least a much longer book. The author wanted to employ a lot of different cool aspects to her narrative, but really wanted to get to the heart of the romance. The result is that she sometimes glosses over what would have been really cool to learn about.

I know seeing Cecilia's demon life up until her betrayal would have taken up a lot of the book, and it would have caused some issues since the heart of the story is in Cornelia High. Maybe we would have felt like her personality was more cohesive if the author had included more flashbacks that took us through Cecilia's character arc as the Princess of Hell?
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Post by Ailakhu Yusau Aizhebiomon »

I am not surprised that Cecilia isn't walking in the shoes of Lucifer, her dad. Quite a number of kids don't even pick any trait from their parents. More so, her character is the twist for me and I take side with the author on this.
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gabrielletiemi wrote: 01 Dec 2021, 07:03 Do you think that Cecilia being Lucifer's daughter is compatible with her personality?
Yes . She does not need to be like her father, her different personality makes the whole plot even more interesting and thought challenging.
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