At this point in the story, her character has just realized the fleeting nature of fame.

By the end of the film, the characters realize that life would be better if they just accepted themselves the way they are.

"Going to America makes the character realize how Japanese he is."

Also, with the writers gone, the characters realise they now have free will.

And from this moment on, the characters and the readers realize Alice is female.

The characters realize that something is amiss, and have to find out what.

Sometimes the main character realizes this, but most often the reader alone is left to fathom the loss.

It usually comes at the end when the characters finally realise...

The characters who live in my theological college realize that 30 years on, their chapel is going to be underneath the sea.

Some characters may not realise that it is a Daemonette at first, of course.