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Good and Evil

Good and Evil

The greatest story device and a bit of philosophy

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Feb 15, 2023
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How do you tell a great story without contrast? The most riveting stories pull readers in by using desire and massive tension between two extremes.

We as humans operate between extremes in life and stories follow the same format. By creating extremes and dropping a character in the middle of them, the observer is wrapped up in the ensuing drama and begi…

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