If you think about your favorite characters from literature and film, one thing they most likely have in common is a compelling arc, which is basically a distilled summary of the journey they went through over the course of the story and the inner change it inspired.

But this phenomenon isn't exclusive to fictional realms. And the subreddit 'Character Arcs' has plenty of examples to prove it. From finding out their true sexuality to getting a job, here are some of the strongest and most original real-life transformations that were shared by the online community.

#1 Homosexual Awakening

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#2 Princeton

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#3 Dinosaurs

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#4 Sleep Is For The Weak

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#5 Adamboard

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#6 Found In The Comments About Hogwarts Legacy Not Involving J. K. Rowling

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#7 Acceptance

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#8 From The Channel Nilered

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#9 Happy Ending

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#10 Redditor Posts In Local Subreddit Asking For Directions To A Bridge. Other Members Put 2 And 2 Together And Call The Police, Saving Their Life

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#11 Maybe A Little Bit Earlier Next Time

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#12 They Saw The Error Of Their Ways

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#13 Hope This Counts

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#14 Wholesome Arc

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#15 He Has Been Saved

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#16 Murdering Arc

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#17 Don’t Mess With Gordon

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#18 Banana Dog

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#19 It Happens To The Best Of Us

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#20 When It's Not Wednesday Act More My Dudes

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#21 Real Life Progression

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#22 Purr Arc

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#23 Why Would You Not Wash Your Rice In The First Place Bro???

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#24 Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology Is Indistinguishable From Magic

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#25 Reddit User Comes To A Realization

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#26 Found It!

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#27 Redemption Arc

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#28 A Frog Learns The Error Of Its Ways

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#29 He Realized His Mistake

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#30 The Prophecy Is Fulfilled

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