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Q&A Referring to a character in 3rd person when they have amnesia

A section of a story I am writing is being told in third person from the perspective of a character who does not know anything about herself due to amnesia. The reader is also unaware of anything r...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by driima‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:54:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/45220
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar driima‭ · 2019-12-08T11:54:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
A section of a story I am writing is being told in third person from the perspective of a character who does not know anything about herself due to amnesia. The reader is also unaware of anything regarding this character, but she assumes an identity after a period of time based on the things she learns. How can I refer to this character in 3rd person until her identity is assumed?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-16T22:57:47Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 7