Question

The side characters in novels tend to

Answer 1

D is your correct answer

Answer 2

The side characters in novels tend to:

B. Have lives and stories of their own.

Side characters tend to appear often in the story and are relevant to the protagonist's life.  Although presented as less developed first, throughout the course of the story, side characters can become as significant and complex as the protagonist. Nonetheless, their stories, either complex or not, are often related to the main character.