Memory loss

Loss of memory by the main character is one of the fairly common plot devices.

If the hero finds himself in an unfamiliar world, then the lack of memory of a previous life can further complicate life or, on the contrary, speed up adaptation to new realities. Moreover, the hero’s desire to regain his memory will be a completely logical incentive for the development of the plot and the growth of the hero.

The hero’s (as well as the reader’s) lack of knowledge about his past opens up space for the author to have unexpected plot twists. In a critical situation, the hero can use some knowledge or abilities that he did not even know about before. Of course, such moves should not be abused. If all problems are solved by sudden insight from a past life, then it will quickly become boring.

Sometimes the past itself finds the hero, and he will not always be happy about it. After all, you may have powerful enemies. Moreover, you will not know either the reasons for the hostility or their real possibilities.

Often the reader himself does not suspect until the very end what is hidden in the hero’s past. Sometimes the author leaves a bunch of clues and the secret can be solved much earlier. But at the same time, the character himself, who has lost his memory, will honestly search for a solution until the very end.

Most often, memory loss can be combined with a detective plot. Sometimes the intrigue even lasts until the very end of the book, in which the author dots all the i's and returns to the hero everything that was lost. In any case, you should be prepared for the hero to search for himself throughout the entire book of the book.