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[graculus]

Oh no, spamming the livejournal...

Anyway, here's the thing: I'm writing a story which has a character who has amnesia (yes, just in time for my cliché panel at connotations!) and I'm writing it in third person kind of from his point of view.

So, character A has amnesia and for a certain reason, he actually thinks he's B. Is it reasonable for me to call him B once he comes to the conclusion that's who he is (even though that conclusion is wrong, he's going to get told it's wrong but initially not believe it and then discover it is wrong), or am I stuck with calling A 'he' all the way through until he finally does get his memory back? Because I can't call him A if he doesn't know he's A, can I?

And does this make any sense at all? No? Fair enough. ;)

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[rach74.livejournal.com]

I think calling him 'He' would save confusing the reader

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I think if I weren't writing for a teeny fandom where I have confidence that everyone will immediately pick up on the references I've put in the first couple of scenes for the reader about who he is and who he thinks he is, I'd probably not try it since I can see how it could be confusing...