Okay, I know what Dues ex Machina is, "God of the Machine" if I'm not mistaken. Like for example, Tom lives in an apartment with his wife and two kids, their rent is due. The family is low class. Tom got fired from his last job, which was low pay anyway. Tom spent several weeks looking for a job to save up money for rent, food, and clothing for the kids. But then an old man comes along and offers to help Tom. He tells him to go to a super market and get a lottery ticket, and gives him the lottery ticket numbers, and suddenly Tom wins the lottery, problem solved. (That I'm sure is Deus ex Machina)
But a while back someone read my story, and told me that my Cat, who can cast spells is too convenient and always has a spell to solve the MC's problems.(According to him.) I don't use the cat that much. I use her occasionally.
Let say your MC is going to die if she didn't act fast. And the moment where this could be the end. An ally comes along to save her. This usually happens in movies(and I know not to use movies as a reference.) Heh, even the Harry Potter books had someone else save the day, when Harry was going to die.
Is that considered Deus ex Machina? Or am I taking this literally?
But a while back someone read my story, and told me that my Cat, who can cast spells is too convenient and always has a spell to solve the MC's problems.(According to him.) I don't use the cat that much. I use her occasionally.
Let say your MC is going to die if she didn't act fast. And the moment where this could be the end. An ally comes along to save her. This usually happens in movies(and I know not to use movies as a reference.) Heh, even the Harry Potter books had someone else save the day, when Harry was going to die.
Is that considered Deus ex Machina? Or am I taking this literally?