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Chekhov's gun (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 months ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

For example, if a writer features a gun in a story, there must be a reason for it, such as it being fired some time later in the plot.