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There are sometimes moments in works of fiction where the author needs to convey something to the reader without ambiguity. Let's say the situations around the characters get so weird that the auth...
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System
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2019-12-08T08:38:13Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Andrey
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2019-12-08T08:38:13Z (about 5 years ago)
There are sometimes moments in works of fiction where the author needs to convey something to the reader without ambiguity. Let's say the situations around the characters get so weird that the author starts to worry that the reader will think it is all a dream. The author needs to convey an absolute truth to the reader saying it is not, getting past that hangup and moving further. The way I see this most commonly done in fiction is with the mentor character. Gandalf always tells the absolute truth about the universe. Even if Bilbo Baggins meets Gandalf in a weird situation if Gandalf says this is not a dream, the reader will believe it's not a dream. Another such devices I commonly see is using small children. If a small child likes a character they are not evil. It's that simple. Now in my work I don't have a mentor or a small child available. What is another way I can signal the reader that something is absolutely true, and they do not need to worry about it?
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System
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2018-04-26T13:52:48Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 17