Years ago I read a book for writers about character development that described how one thing in particular can drive a previously peaceful person to the point of committing murder. It was the experience of having a self-image shattered. The example given was a woman who has long worked in a professional office and is expert at managing everything with efficiency and excellence. And then new people bring in technology about which she knows absolutely nothing. Suddenly, the person with a self-image of  “superior manager with knowledge and ability” is faced with the terrifying reality that...

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