LoquiSordidaAdMe
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Why are Engineers so rarely the heroes or heroines of Lit stories? I read a lot here and the stars are often Doctors, Lawyers, IT nerds etc - but rarely Engineers. My late wife defined Engineers (admiringly) as guys "who do stuff." I think she meant doers rather than talkers.
Or is it just that writers don't know much about guys that "do stuff."
Come to think of it there are one or two other no-no occupations for heroes, Farmers for example - and I have never read a story where the main man was a butcher.
Any thoughts ?
I guess I really hadn't noticed a lack of engineers on Lit. Most of my friends in college were engineering majors. It's a profession I admire; I wish I could do the math. I have seven stories here on Lit, and most of them have engineer-like characters. Michael is a mechanical engineer, Andy is a structural engineer, Leslie is a materials engineering student, and Jones is a technician.
Granted, Jones is the only one who does any real engineering in his story. For the rest, the title "engineer" is just short hand to describe the characters as educated, urban, white collar professionals. My stories are mostly about engineers getting laid, not doing engineering.