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Q&A Positive Transformation in the Arc of a Story

I'm writing a novel about an obsessive character who is bothering the people around him but just will not or cannot accept that a change must come. When is the most effective time (or if not - the...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by robertcday‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:55:43Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/36435
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar robertcday‭ · 2019-12-08T08:55:43Z (about 5 years ago)
I'm writing a novel about an obsessive character who is bothering the people around him but just will not or cannot accept that a change must come.

When is the most effective time (or if not - the normally accepted time) in the arc of a story to forcibly kill off the ego of the character (in the first third, second or last third part of the tale) in order for a phoenix type resurrection of the character as a more balanced person to occur?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-25T11:37:32Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 3