Writers use "renounce" to mark moments of definitive break or rejection toward something once held dear. It often signals a deliberate loss or abandonment—whether of liberty, love, passion, or even a way of life—as characters willingly cast off former ties to embrace a new identity or moral path. In some narratives, the term underlines personal sacrifice or ethical realignment (as when a character renounces privileges or attachments [1][2]), while in others it functions as a dramatic repudiation of inherited beliefs or societal norms (as with the renunciation of established relations or ideologies [3][4]). Its use spans both the literal, such as renouncing a title or duty [5], and the metaphorical, as in shedding internal conflicts or passions [6][7], thereby emphasizing a transformative moment where self-assertion meets the decisive end of an old self.