55. What Constitutes Redemption and How Do Characters Achieve It?
THE STORYTELLER’S MISSION WITH ZENA DELL LOWE
EPISODE 55 – What Constitutes Redemption and How Do Characters Achieve It?
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
For the last several weeks, we have been analyzing the five primary keynotes or principles of godly storytelling:
1. A commitment to truth telling
2. A commitment to do no harm
3. Promoting involvement rather than voyeurism
4. Portraying good and evil accurately
5. The possibility of redemption.
Today, I finish unpacking keynote number 5, because in addition to making sure that our stories offer our characters the possibility of redemption, we need to understand what redemption actually looks like. It isn’t as simple as making sure our characters end up doing the right thing. They must do the right thing for the right reasons, even as they discern between the so-called right thing and the actual right thing. Since we live in a fallen world, sometimes the right thing isn’t as clear as we’d like it to be. In these types of situations, characters who try to uphold the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law are the noble and godly characters, whereas those who hold to unrelenting rules are legalists – not moral at all. If we don’t have a clear understanding of this as writers, we are in danger of leading our audience’s astray.
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Next week, we will address the question of language in story. Is it ever okay for a Christian to use swear words?
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The Storyteller’s Mission with Zena Dell Lowe would like to thank composer CARLA PATULLO for the original music she graciously permits us to use in the intro and outro of this podcast. To find out more about this amazing talent, go to www.carlapatullo.com
