1 Samuel 12:2 "And
now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and,
behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood
unto this day."
A character may be ready
to give up. Like Samuel, he might be discouraged by events and tired of fighting
the inevitable.
The drama of the story
begs to have the writer show not only why the protagonist wants to give up but
why she should give up. The reader will understand and sympathize.
A story could also begin
with a hero who has given up. The back-story will need to be filled in little
by little to keep the reader’s interest, but the arc will be how the character
finds new strength to overcome.
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