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Consider making the entire story into a flashback, told by the more refined and open minded narrator whom the "hero" will someday become. In the opening pages of the story, have this refined narra...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:00:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Henry Taylor
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2019-12-08T10:00:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
Consider making the entire story into a flashback, told by the more refined and open minded narrator whom the "hero" will someday become. In the opening pages of the story, have this refined narrator set the stage for what is now your opening scene, perhaps with mild embarrassment over the crudity of the tale he is about to tell. Then, when he falls back lyrically into an imitation of his previous small minded self, the reader can accept that it is just an act... a gift being offered at the cost of the future narrator's pride, for their sake, that the story might be properly told.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-10-22T17:07:58Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 3