Strong Seniors

Read Deuteronomy 31-34

Deuteronomy 34:7 "And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated."

Strong senior characters come in several varieties. The protagonist’s mentor, wise and patient, is one.

She might be someone who is an example of gracious and vital aging to the other characters, for another. She might be someone the younger characters want to be like at that age.

Or he could be the protagonist. He could be the hero of the story, using his years of experience and observations to fight his way out of the story’s problem.