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Q&A When should my amnesiac protagonist regain memory?

For the reader, a person with amnesia caused by a brain injury suddenly regaining full awareness can seem like a deus-ex-machina trope. From what I understand, as the brain recovers, this person ca...

posted 9y ago by rolfedh‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:55:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/20350
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar rolfedh‭ · 2019-12-08T04:55:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
For the reader, a person with amnesia caused by a brain injury suddenly regaining full awareness can seem like a deus-ex-machina trope. From what I understand, as the brain recovers, this person can regain partial awareness of the past, in bits and pieces. In fiction, you can use this device to give readers clues about an unknown moment in the past so they can enjoy solving the mystery along with (or a little ahead of) the protagonist. If your reader knows the about the moment, you can create tension about the timing of the awarenesses and how it might change the protagonist's responses to events.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-01-07T17:21:59Z (almost 9 years ago)
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