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I'll take a stab and perhaps it will inspire you to edit it better:

Based on a true story: Ethical Concerns Swamp Many Boats*
Emma Donoghue's Room was based on the actual experience of $real-person-here. What responsibility does an author bear to the truth of the event? Does it matter If the fictional stand-in responds violently, while the real-life subject was a pacifist? Are there some events that are "out of bounds," while others are ripe for plucking as inspiration?






*"boats" being an acronym for "based on a true story," but that's too clever by half.