The Top 5 Moments That Define Unforgettable Characters
By Christopher and Kathy Riley
Two catastrophes struck Fred Riley almost simultaneously. First, the financial collapse of 2008 wiped out his half-century-long homebuilding. Second, Martha suffered a severe and debilitating stroke. In this moment of twin catastrophes, Fred’s life changed. He changed with it.
If you met Fred Riley today you could scarcely be said to know him well if you knew nothing of the moment that transformed him. Such is the importance of the life events that we have come to call defining moments.
A defining moment represents a life experience that acts as a turning point for a character. Such a moment creates a boundary between who the character was before the event and who they are after the event.
During the decades we’ve paid attention to the phenomenon of defining moments in actual humans as well as in the most fascinating and unforgettable characters of film and literature, we’ve noticed that they fall into a dozen or so categories. Here are the top five.
Defining moment #5: a moment of life-changing discovery
Defining moment #4: a moment of life-changing decision
Defining moment #3: a moment of birth or death
Defining moment #2: a moment of wounding
Defining moment #1: a moment of healing or growth
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