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In my novel, the MC (and POV character) spares an enemy. He spared the enemy because he empathized/identified himself with them, but he was not aware of it. Later on he will understand his feelings...
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System
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2019-12-08T10:06:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Mindwin
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2019-12-08T10:06:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
In my novel, the MC (and POV character) spares an enemy. He spared the enemy because he empathized/identified himself with them, but he was not aware of it. Later on he will understand his feelings and eventually make amends and the enemy will shift into a friend as they solve their conflict. (MC is dense). Some readers questioned why he did that (spare the enemy). But I don't know how to expose this detail to the reader when the POV is unaware of it. What should I do?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-11-06T13:18:29Z (about 6 years ago)
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