![]() ![]() The schoolyard bully can be reformed―it turns out that he’s just lonely, like Judy Hopps’ childhood bully in Zootopia. In children’s media, the first answer is no. The core questions are always the same: are any acts truly unforgivable? How do we atone? The narrative’s success, then, is contingent on its handling of the bad. The character strives for improvement from a bad place, where they have done bad things. The redemption arc is inherently morally grey. For the individual, we want to believe in redemption. We seek that possibility on personal and political levels. As people, as members of society, we hope that things can get better. We want to believe in second chances, we want to believe in the power of friendship, and we want to believe that evil can be resolved. ![]() By Katie Hwang Redemption Arcs in Children’s Media: When it Works (and When it Doesn’t)
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