#homestuck classes

Think of it this way. A bunch of people are building a house to live in. There are people tearing things down to allow for more space to grow. It's necessary. There are other people decorating the house alongside them. It's also necessary. Without the former, there’d be no house. Without the latter, there’d be no home. It’s life versus functionality. It's disconnection versus hope. 

Another thing to bring up is the roles in a classic story they would take. All active classes are background characters, but often necessary for the story. The passive classes are protagonist-like characters. A Witch aids in a quest, but nothing more. An Heir goes on a journey and ascends to the throne. A Thief drives the plot forward. A Rouge drives the power of kinsmanship. A Knight does his job, but without wonder. A Page wonders, but doesn't do his job. All of the roles contribute to the overall story in many ways, some more than others. 

Calliope is the most in tune with her aspect and enlightens and inspires others. Caliborn shapes and breaks his aspect in and uses it for raw power. Feferi makes a physical space of an afterlife through her active Life power and shows it to Jade, but it's frightening. It's a house without a home. Aradia brings life to the area through Time, and you feel that sense of reality while she shows the doomed Dave around the dreambubble. Aradia shows life through her aspect. Feferi made it physically appear through her aspect.