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redemptive arc (plural redemptive arcs)

  1. (literature) Synonym of redemption arc (story arc wherein an immoral character redeems themselves and makes right for their wrongdoings).
    • 2022 September 29, Ben Kenigsberg, “‘The Justice of Bunny King’ Review: No Way Out”, in The New York Times[1]:
      A grim social-realist drama from New Zealand that labors to twist its narrative into a redemptive arc, “The Justice of Bunny King” has an unsteady tone to match its ungainly title.
  2. (by extension) Synonym of redemption arc (series of actions or events by which a person makes right for their past failures, errors, or wrongdoings).
    • 2022 February 23, Tamryn Spruill, “Women’s Basketball Players Get a New Lifeline, Close to Home”, in The New York Times[2]:
      For Manis, the league is an opportunity to course-correct a career beleaguered by bumps and false starts. She is joined by women at various stages of their basketball careers, many focused on redemptive arcs of their own.